From: Kevin Hall <khall@walz.con>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics
Subject: Re: Biden's Failure To Provide EV Chargers, PALES In Comparison To This
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:56:06 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider
On 09 Mar 2025, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> posted some
news:MPG.42383a66691900a398b7f9@news.eternal-september.org:
>
> 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.
No wonder the mail has been late!
>=====
>
> 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 ...
>
>=====
>
> 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 ...
>
>=====
>
> The Postal Service's Electric Mail Trucks Are Way Behind Schedule
>
> https://postaltimes.com/the-postal-services-electric-mail-trucks-are-wa
> y- 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-ele
> ctric- 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!
Trump has the Democrats on the run. They have no idea which foot is
coming next.