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From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics
Subject: Biden's Failure To Provide EV Chargers, PALES In Comparison To This
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:53:49 -0500
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.


In 2021, Oshkosh Defense won a $2.98 billion contract for new trucks. They 
then received an order for 50,000 mail trucks and later promised that 75% of 
them will be electric.

Nearly $3 billion and 3 years later and they delivered 93 trucks.

Sorry... it might be 94 by now.

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USPS Electric Vehicle Project Far Behind Schedule - Newsmax

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/usps-oshkosh-electric-
vehicles/2024/12/12/id/1191451/

Dec 12, 2024 - A program to buy electric vehicles for the United States 
Postal Service remains far behind schedule, with only 93 of the 3,000 trucks 
expected by now having been delivered. The Postal Service planned to purchase 
60,000 of the "Next Generation Delivery Vehicles" from defense contractor 
Oshkosh, The Washington Post reported. Congress approved $3 ...

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Ford Powered Oshkosh USPS Mail Trucks Way Behind Schedule

https://fordauthority.com/2024/12/ford-powered-oshkosh-usps-mail-trucks-way-
behind-schedule/

Dec 13, 2024 - Deliveries of the Ford powered Oshkosh USPS mail trucks are 
way behind schedule as the company continues to deal with a variety of 
issues. ... the Postal Service has only taken delivery of 93 units, versus 
the 3,000 that it had previously expected to have in its fleet by now. The 
reasoning for this delay stems from a variety of manufacturing ...

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Postal Service's Plan To Electrify Mail Trucks Falling Far ... - Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/postal-services-plan-to-
electrify-mail-trucks-falling-far-short-of-its-goal-190317071.html

Dec 12, 2024 - Defense contractor Oshkosh has only built 93 of the 3,000 
planned electric vehicles. ... The United States Postal Service unveiled a 
plan to buy a fleet of all-electric mail trucks for its mail ...

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The Postal Service's Electric Mail Trucks Are Way Behind Schedule

https://postaltimes.com/the-postal-services-electric-mail-trucks-are-way-
behind-schedule/

Dec 12, 2024 - Defense contractor Oshkosh had only delivered 93 trucks by 
November - compared to 3,000 originally expected by now. The delays put 
Biden's climate goals at risk. ... but not postal trucks. Congress provided 
$3 billion for the nearly $10 billion project in the 2022 Inflation Reduction 
Act, one of Biden's chief legislative accomplishments. ...

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Another Biden-Era Failure: Electric Postal Service Trucks

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/another-biden-era-
failure-electric-postal-service-trucks/

Dec 26, 2024 - The Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act allocated $3 billion 
to help the U.S. Postal Service purchase electric trucks and build charging 
infrastructure. This funding followed a period in which the Postal Service, 
after conducting its own analysis, initially rejected electric vehicles (EVs) 
due to concerns over cost and practicality. Despite the $3 billion 
investment, only 93 electric trucks ...

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The US Postal Service's Electric Delivery Truck Is Super Behind ...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/24319565/the-us-postal-services-electric-
delivery-truck-is-super-behind-schedule

Dec 12, 2024 - The mail agency was supposed to have 3,000 electric delivery 
trucks by November, but instead defense contractor Oshkosh has only delivered 
93. And the trucks that have been delivered are in rough ...

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Washington Post Story Claims US Postal Service Delivery Vehicle ...

https://www.whby.com/2024/12/12/washington-post-story-points-to-postal-
service-delivery-vehicle-production-problems-at-oshkosh-corporation/

Dec 12, 2024 - WASHINGTON, DC-The Oshkosh Corporation's production of new 
delivery vehicles for the U-S Postal Service is off to a rocky start. In an 
investigative story, the Washington Post reports Oshkosh has delivered just 
93 of the 3,000 Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that were expected by the 
end of November.. The story cites internal documents and communications from 
the company blaming the ...

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10 Years And $3 Billion For A New Mail Truck? - Reason.Com

Sep 13, 2024 - Oshkosh says it won the $3 billion "competitively-awarded" 
contract for 50,000 NGDVs in 2021. But comparing the per-unit price to 
industry-standard alternatives, Oshkosh must have a 21 - St-century ...

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Trump still winning after WINNING Presidency!

Donald Trump is STILL the 47th U.S. president.

A Second Trump Administration is STILL going!