{"id":34943,"date":"2024-01-22T11:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=34943"},"modified":"2024-01-22T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:04:06","slug":"usps-unveils-first-postal-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-and-electric-delivery-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2024\/01\/22\/usps-unveils-first-postal-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-and-electric-delivery-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Unveils First Postal Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Electric Delivery Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Hundreds of new USPS Sorting and Delivery Centers to be equipped with infrastructure to power more than 66,000 USPS electric delivery vehicles<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Agency also debuted newly purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electric delivery vehicles\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Rollout of nation\u2019s largest electric vehicle fleet part of 10-year Delivering for America\u00ae plan to modernize the nation\u2019s postal network<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ATLANTA \u2014 1\/22\/24 &#8211; Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS), alongside White House officials, unveiled its first set of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center (S&amp;DC). Charging stations like these will be installed at hundreds of new S&amp;DCs across the country throughout the year and will power what will be the nation\u2019s largest EV fleet. Electrification and modernization of the Postal Service\u2019s delivery fleet is part of the organization\u2019s $40 billion investment strategy to upgrade and improve the USPS processing, transportation, and delivery networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe improvements we need to achieve in sustainability are an integral outgrowth of the broader modernization efforts we have undertaken through our 10-year Delivering for America plan,\u201d said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. \u201cAs we transform our operating processes and invest in new automation, new technologies, and upgraded facilities and vehicles, we will generate significant efficiencies that reduce our costs, slash our carbon footprint and minimize waste. We are grateful for the support of Congress and the Biden Administration through Inflation Reduction Act funding, which helped enable the electrification in evidence here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn every neighborhood in America, people know their postal carrier and recognize the USPS vehicle driving down their street,\u201d said John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation. \u201cThe work USPS is doing to electrify those vehicles is making EVs commonplace on every road and street in our country, while reducing air pollution and increasing comfort and safety for the dedicated public servants who deliver our mail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a victory for the U.S. Postal Service, America\u2019s electric vehicle industry, workers, and the environment,\u201d said White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory. \u201cUSPS is leading by example by building the world\u2019s largest electric delivery vehicle fleet and delivering on President Biden\u2019s Investing in America agenda resulting in cleaner air, better health and good-paying jobs in communities across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At today\u2019s event, USPS also showcased new battery-powered and domestically manufactured commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) delivery vehicles that will make up a portion of the Postal Service\u2019s EV fleet. Deployment of electric delivery trucks will start in Georgia and then expand to other locations across the country throughout the year. The vehicles feature air conditioning and advanced safety technology and are designed to meet modern operational requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The procurement of EVs and charging stations is enabled by the Postal Service\u2019s overall network modernization efforts \u2014 which allow more rapid EV deployment \u2014 as well as its improving financial condition, which includes $3 billion in congressional funding appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>State-of-the-art S&amp;DCs are local hubs for EV deployment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of its 10-year Delivering for America (DFA) plan, the Postal Service expects to convert approximately 400 selected sites into S&amp;DCs nationwide. These centers \u2014 which provide faster and more reliable mail and package delivery over a greater geographic area \u2014 will serve as the local hubs to deploy EVs along local carrier routes. As of January 2024, the Postal Service has opened 29 S&amp;DCs nationwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations ready to power USPS EVs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The charging stations displayed at the Atlanta S&amp;DC today were manufactured by Siemens. These stations will be able to efficiently charge Postal Service EVs overnight prior to the next day\u2019s deliveries. The Postal Service\u2019s first 14,000 EV chargers will be manufactured by three suppliers: Siemens, Rexel\/ChargePoint, and Blink.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing commitment to electrifying America\u2019s largest and oldest federal fleet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s event featured battery electric COTS vehicles manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. USPS plans on procuring a total of 21,000 COTS EVs \u2014 including 9,250 from Ford \u2014 depending on market availability and operational feasibility. In addition, the Postal Service anticipates adding at least 45,000 battery-electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) by 2028, bringing the total number of EVs in the delivery fleet to more than 66,000. This represents one of the largest commitments to vehicle electrification in the nation. USPS will also continue to explore the feasibility of achieving 100-percent electrification for its delivery vehicle fleet.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, updating and modernizing the Postal Service\u2019s fleet will allow delivery vehicles to haul larger volumes of mail and packages. For example, the Ford E-Transits displayed at today\u2019s event have nearly three times the cargo capacity of the Grumman LLV delivery vehicles that the Postal Service currently uses. Increased cargo capacity will reduce inefficient transportation, improve delivery operations and eliminate the need for many second trips carriers take to deliver high volumes of packages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweeping USPS operations modernization advance sustainability efforts \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service\u2019s 10-year DFA transformation and modernization plan provides the foundation for the organization to continuously improve the sustainability of its operations. The environmental benefits of the DFA plan will increase as the Postal Service moves forward with this transformation, with every improvement to USPS operations \u2014 from new facilities to improved transportation utilization and delivery route refinements \u2014 helping reduce the organization\u2019s carbon footprint. For more information regarding Postal Service sustainability efforts, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usps.com\/what\/corporate-social-responsibility\/sustainability\/\"><strong>Sustainability pages<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on about.usps.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos and video will be available soon after the event concludes on the USPS\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.usps.com\/\"><strong>newsroom site<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/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 167 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\/2021\/03\/USPS495.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-30360\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/USPS495-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/USPS495-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/USPS495-30x30.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>PEN:<\/strong> USPS going EV for carriers will be huge mistake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of new USPS Sorting and Delivery Centers to be equipped with infrastructure to power more than 66,000 USPS electric delivery vehicles Agency also debuted newly purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electric delivery vehicles\u00a0 Rollout of nation\u2019s largest electric vehicle fleet part of 10-year Delivering for America\u00ae plan to modernize the nation\u2019s postal network ATLANTA \u2014 1\/22\/24 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34943","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\/34943","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=34943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34944,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34943\/revisions\/34944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}