US Postal Service electric trucks are finally here and drivers love them
US Postal Service electric trucks are finally here and drivers love them
After years of back and forth, USPS has finally put its new electric "NGDV" trucks into service, and drivers say they love the new trucks.
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The first batch is possibly arriving in one city. (Pics or it didn't happen, of course. AP delivers!) Well, that's nice... at least they actually exist?! (That's a bit of a low bar.) But congrats to the first drivers of these little ducks.
I'm worried it's going to take another decade or three for the trucks to actually arrive in the numbers needed. Hopefully the USPS can survive our deplorable politics until then. They are invaluable for small businesses and keeping all mail couriers competitive.
Thanks! I was actually cleaning up my comment (and fully RTFA) when I saw that AP link in middle there. Actual photos, great to see.
They do look like ducks! 🦆
you can tell they didn't have appearance in mind.
...and they shouldn't. It's a government service vehicle, form and function over aesthetics.
They could've bought a fleet of <s3xy> EVs off the shelf but they would'n't've been fit for service and more expensive per mile/year of use.
I'm glad your text was that big I almost couldn't read it