WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended plans to buy a rising number of electric delivery vehicles and said he did not plan to return funding earmarked for zero-emission models without legislation from Congress.
DeJoy said at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on Tuesday that the EV purchase plan makes business sense for USPS.
Reuters reported last week that Donald Trump’s transition team is considering seeking the cancellation of USPS contracts to electrify its delivery fleet, as part of a broader suite of executive orders targeting electric vehicles, citing three sources familiar with the plans.
Sources told Reuters Trump’s team is reviewing how it can unwind the postal service’s multibillion-dollar contracts, including with Oshkosh to build next-generation delivery vehicles and Ford.
