Postal EV Plans More ‘Aggressive’ Than ‘Realistic’, Says IG

The Postal Service “created a schedule that reflected aggressive business objectives, rather than a realistic baseline” for its deployment of electric vehicles and the associated charging stations, an inspector general audit has said.

The USPS “did not adopt schedule management best practices during its rapid deployment. Specifically, the Postal Service did not establish a fully informed baseline schedule, nor did it develop or use a project management system,” says a report. The needed construction at the first 29 sites was delayed by what is now an average of 219 days, it said, adding that “schedule slippages pose risks to a successful rollout of new delivery vehicles and timely achievement of the Postal Service’s goals.”