US EditionSenate Republicans cannot force US Postal Service to scrap EVs, parliamentarian says
UNITED STATES, JUN 22 – Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that scrapping USPS electric vehicles requires a 60-vote Senate supermajority, blocking Republicans' effort to reclaim $1 billion in climate funding.
- The U.S. Senate parliamentarian ruled late Sunday that Senate Republicans cannot use a budget reconciliation bill to require the Postal Service to eliminate its fleet of electric vehicles and associated charging infrastructure.
- This action follows Republican efforts to repeal the USPS electrification mandate through a bill requiring sale of EVs and infrastructure, which would need 60 votes to pass.
- USPS began replacing its aged fleet of 200,000 vehicles starting in 2015, introducing the popular, safer Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, with about 7,200 electric models deployed since last year in Atlanta.
- The USPS cautioned that dismantling its electric vehicle fleet would incur expenses totaling around $1.5 billion, made up of roughly $1 billion needed to procure replacement vehicles and an additional $500 million lost in obsolete charging infrastructure, while generating minimal revenue from auctions, jeopardizing mail delivery and misusing taxpayer money.
- The parliamentarian's ruling blocks repeal via simple majority, implying Republicans must seek broader Senate support, while USPS proceeds with a $10 billion, 2028-completion electrification plan.
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