US EditionRepublicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
Republicans seek to rescind $3 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act funding, citing delays and high costs while a University of Michigan study projects up to 20 million tons of emissions reduction.
- In June, Senate parliamentarian rules halted Republican plans to revoke federal EV funding for the Postal Service, which faces efforts to strip billions after a push to sell off electric vehicles.
- Critics like Ernst, said the Postal Service's EV program `didn't make sense`, calling it a `boondoggle` and citing delays and high costs, while also noting emission benefits.
- The Postal Service has received 300 battery vehicles and 1,000 gas-powered units, with the first trucks entering service in Georgia last year, as part of its vehicle rollout.
- A lawmaker said she will pursue legislation rescinding the remaining $3 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act covering the $10 billion postal vehicle program, after the Senate parliamentarian blocked efforts in June.
- The Postal Service still requires some internal combustion engine vehicles for longer-distance routes, despite a University of Michigan study showing potential emission reductions of up to 20 million tons over 20 years.
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Republicans look to make U-turn on billion-dollar commitment to electric vehicles for USPS
By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican proposal in a major tax-and-spending bill to sell off the agency’s new electric vehicles and infrastructure and revoke …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican proposal in a major tax-and-spending bill to sell off the agency’s new electric vehicles and infrastructure and revoke remaining federal money. But effo…
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