{"id":33364,"date":"2023-03-01T08:37:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=33364"},"modified":"2023-03-01T08:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:39:07","slug":"usps-moves-forward-with-awards-to-modernize-and-electrify-the-nations-largest-federal-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2023\/03\/01\/usps-moves-forward-with-awards-to-modernize-and-electrify-the-nations-largest-federal-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Moves Forward with Awards to Modernize and Electrify the Nation\u2019s Largest Federal Fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"headline\">\n<ul class=\"lead\">\n<li><em>Postal Service awards new contracts to purchase 9,250 Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Battery Electric Vehicles and 14,000 EV Charging Stations<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Acquisition plan conforms with the vehicle electrification strategy\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/about.usps.com\/newsroom\/national-releases\/2022\/1220-usps-intends-to-deploy-over-66000-electric-vehicles-by-2028.htm\"><em>announced in December 2022<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0with senior White House officials<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Locations for deployment of charging infrastructure and vehicles to be determined by nationwide delivery network modernization plan currently being finalized<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 2\/28\/23 &#8211; The United States Postal Service awarded contracts today for 9,250 commercially available left-hand drive (LHD) battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as well as initial orders for more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at Postal Service facilities. These awards are consistent with the <a href=\"https:\/\/about.usps.com\/newsroom\/national-releases\/2022\/1220-usps-intends-to-deploy-over-66000-electric-vehicles-by-2028.htm\">vehicle electrification strategy announced by USPS<\/a>\u00a0in December of 2022, accompanied by senior White House officials.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Postal Service\u2019s total investment in vehicles is expected to reach $9.6 billion, including $3 billion from Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. The December 2022 plan announced intended acquisitions over the next five years of a 75 percent electric fleet of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV). Acquisitions of NGDV after 2026 will be 100 percent electric. As part of the earliest stages of the delivery vehicle replacement plan, a contract for 9,250 commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) internal combustion engine vehicles will also be concurrently awarded to fill the urgent need for vehicles. The specific locations for deployment of the vehicles and infrastructure have not yet been finalized and will depend on route characteristics, including whether a left-hand drive vehicle is mission-suitable as well as other business considerations. The Postal Service plans to begin building out its charging infrastructure across a minimum of 75 locations within the next 12 months, and thereafter to continue the infrastructure build out in the succeeding years at many additional facilities as a part of our delivery vehicle electrification strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are moving forward with our plans to simultaneously improve our service, reduce our cost, grow our revenue, and improve the working environment for our employees. Electrification of our vehicle fleet is now an important component of these initiatives,\u201d said Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General. \u201cWe have developed a strategy that mitigates both cost and risk of deployment \u2013 which enable execution on this initiative to begin now. I again want to thank the Administration officials and members of Congress who have assisted us in this initiative. Each has shown genuine understanding that our movement toward electrification must be thoughtful and deliberate, must appropriately manage risk, and must be consistent with our primary delivery mission for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electric Vehicle Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a competitive search, the Postal Service awarded a contract to purchase a total of 9,250 Ford E-Transit Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs).\u00a0 Delivery of the vehicles is intended to commence in December of this year, assuming successful completion of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement that we announced we would undertake in August 2022, and the related issuance of our Record of Decision pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. These domestically sourced vehicles will be 100 percent electric and are part of the 21,000 COTS vehicles included in the Postal Service\u2019s vehicle acquisition plan announced in December 2022. The Ford E-Transit BEVs are manufactured in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electric Vehicle Charging Station Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To support the charging for all the newly purchased electric vehicles, both the COTS vehicles announced today and future acquisitions including NGDV, the Postal Service awarded competitive contracts to three suppliers for the purchase of more than 14,000 charging stations to establish an initial and ongoing Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) inventory. This EVSE inventory is the charging station hardware and software needed to support EV charging at the facilities from which the delivery vehicles will operate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steady Progress on Ongoing Commitment to Electrifying America\u2019s Largest and Oldest Federal Fleet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service has been steadfastly committed to the fiscally responsible and mission capable roll-out of electric-powered vehicles for America\u2019s largest and oldest federal fleet. The agency has continually assessed its operational and infrastructure build-out capacity, financial position including IRA funds, and vehicle mix deployment over the past 12 months. The Postal Service anticipates that this commitment of funds by 2028 for both vehicles and charging infrastructure will result in a total of 66,230 electric delivery vehicles and an overall acquisition of 106,000 delivery vehicles. All awards in today\u2019s announcement are contingent on the Postal Service\u2019s satisfactory completion of National Environmental Policy Act requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\">###<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-release-footer\">\n<p>The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to nearly 165 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usps.com\/deliveringforamerica\"><em>Delivering for America<\/em><\/a>, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America\u2019s most valued and trusted brands.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usps-news495.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-32684\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usps-news495-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usps-news495-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usps-news495-30x30.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From USPS News Link<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>2\/28\/23 &#8211; The Postal Service has awarded contracts for 9,250 left-hand drive battery electric vehicles, as well as orders for more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at USPS facilities.<\/p>\n<p>These awards are part of the vehicle electrification strategy that was announced in December by USPS leaders and senior White House officials.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Postal Service\u2019s total investment in vehicles is expected to reach $9.6 billion, including $3 billion from Inflation Reduction Act funds.<\/p>\n<p>Under the plan announced in December, USPS intends to acquire a next-generation delivery vehicle fleet during the next few years that is 75 percent electric. After 2026, 100 percent of next-generation delivery vehicle acquisitions will be electric.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the earliest stages of the delivery vehicle replacement plan, a contract for 9,250 commercial-off-the-shelf internal combustion engine vehicles will be awarded to fill an urgent need.<\/p>\n<p>These vehicles, awarded under a competitive contract, will be Ford E-Transit battery electric vehicles. Delivery of the vehicles is intended to begin in December, assuming successful completion of a supplemental environmental impact statement that USPS announced last year.<\/p>\n<p>The locations for deployment of the vehicles and infrastructure have not yet been finalized and will depend on route characteristics, including whether a left-hand drive vehicle is suitable, as well as other business considerations.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service plans to begin building its charging stations in at least 75 locations within the next 12 months. Charging stations will then be built at additional locations as part of the vehicle electrification strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are moving forward with our plans to simultaneously improve our service, reduce our cost, grow our revenue and improve the working environment for our employees. Electrification of our vehicle fleet is now an important component of these initiatives,\u201d said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have developed a strategy that mitigates both cost and risk of deployment \u2014 which enables execution on this initiative to begin now. I again want to thank the administration officials and members of Congress who have assisted us in this initiative. Each has shown genuine understanding that our movement toward electrification must be thoughtful and deliberate, must appropriately manage risk and must be consistent with our primary delivery mission for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postal Service awards new contracts to purchase 9,250 Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Battery Electric Vehicles and 14,000 EV Charging Stations Acquisition plan conforms with the vehicle electrification strategy\u00a0announced in December 2022\u00a0with senior White House officials Locations for deployment of charging infrastructure and vehicles to be determined by nationwide delivery network modernization plan currently being finalized &nbsp; WASHINGTON \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33367,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33364\/revisions\/33367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}