![]() New USPS vehicles will include air conditioning and heating, improved ergonomics, and advanced vehicle safety technology including air bags and 360-degree cameras. government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models and has called for funding to electrify the fleet. In January, President Joe Biden vowed to replace the U.S. He added that the USPS needs about $8 billion to electrify the new fleet to the "maximum extent" feasible. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has committed to at least 10% of the fleet being electric vehicles but he said in a letter in March to lawmakers that with government assistance the USPS could commit to making a majority of the fleet electric within 10 years. House Oversight and Reform Committee voted to authorize $8 billion for USPS. Oshkosh Defense declined to comment on Workhorse's protest but said it looks "forward to getting these highly capable vehicles into the hands of mail carriers." Shares closed up 5.3% in heavier than normal trading. Reuters reported the planned bid challenge earlier Wednesday, sending Workhorse shares up more than 10%. Workhorse said in a statement it could not disclose further details "but will provide updates when appropriate and as permitted under its non-disclosure agreement." A judge will likely unseal a version of the complaint in the coming weeks. Related: Lordstown Motors contradicts its president, says it has no binding orders USPS declined to comment on the challenge but said "preproduction design, tooling and facility preparation are proceeding on schedule with the first (next generation delivery vehicles) estimated to appear on carrier routes in 2023." Workhorse had proposed building an all-electric vehicle fleet for USPS and has the support of many U.S. ![]() It allows for delivery over 10 years of between 50,000 and 165,000 of a mix of internal combustion-powered and battery-electric vehicles. The contract could be worth more than $6 billion in total. Postal Service (USPS) decision in February to award a multibillion-dollar, 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense to manufacture a new generation of postal delivery vehicles. The company also announced it intends to build them at a new plant in Spartanburg, S.C.WASHINGTON - Electric vehicle company Workhorse Group filed a legal challenge on Wednesday to the U.S. Oshkosh says it can't comment on the suit, but that it looks forward to "getting these highly capable vehicles into the hands of mail carriers." It says it can deliver "any mix of gas powered or electric vehicles the postal service orders." ![]() Workhorse would likely build its vehicles in Ohio. Kaptur and two other Ohio Democrats have written to President Biden, asking him to take a look at the Oshkosh contract. "When you're going to be buying that level of vehicle, over 165,000 vehicles and only 10% of them are green," she says, "that doesn't really make sense to me. Kaptur says that's moving in the wrong direction. The Postal Service has said that 90% of the new Oshkosh delivery vehicles would be gasoline-powered, and only 10% would be electric vehicles, unless Congress provides it with the money to buy more EVs. Business From Amazon To FedEx, The Delivery Truck Is Going Electric
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