{"id":168681,"date":"2022-12-21T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=168681"},"modified":"2022-12-21T13:36:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:36:45","slug":"us-postal-service-wants-ev-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/business\/us-postal-service-wants-ev-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"US Postal Service Wants EV Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said it would order 60,000 electric trucks to deliver mail. These should be in operation by 2028. The USPS did not say that it should not need them. It is too large and already has too many trucks, people and post offices.<\/p>\n
The trucks do have some benefits for postal workers. They have air conditioning and safety technology.<\/p>\n
The USPS already has 220,000 vehicles. It says this fleet is \u201caging.\u201d Instead of replacing these, the USPS should not add any as they come out of service. It should let its footprint of vehicles shrink.<\/p>\n
The USPS harbors several fantasies. The first is that it needs to have a fleet of vehicles that allow it to deliver mail quickly and six days a week. Because of email and email attachments, six-day-a-week delivery is not necessary. Many Americans pay their bills online. The USPS should encourage that.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t