On December 20, 2022, the US Postal Service (USPS) announced “an historic $9.6 billion investment over the next five years to electrify its delivery fleet. The USPS investment includes electrifying 75% of its new purpose-built Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) and a commitment to acquire 100% electric NGDVs starting in 2026. This $9.6 billion investment includes $3 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.”
On February 28, 2023, “the United States Postal Service awarded contracts […] 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 vehicle electrification strategy announced by USPS in December of 2022. After a competitive search, the Postal Service (also) awarded a contract to purchase a total of 9,250 Ford E-Transit Battery Electric Vehicles. Delivery of the vehicles is intended to commence in December of this year.”
