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While the contract that was recently awarded to Oshkosh Defense came at the end of a five-year search, it still might not be the end of the road.
Two Democrats from Ohio and one from California want to investigate how Oshkosh was chosen and why only 10 percent of the new mail trucks might be electric.
The USPS said it would like to increase that 10 percent number, but it
more money from Congress to make that happen.
The five-year search for a new, electric U.S. Postal Service van might not be completely over just yet. While the USPS made a decision last month to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense for the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV), questions about the way the company was selected as well as about how the new vehicles will fit into the federal government s push for all-electric vehicles in its fleet leave a few questions unanswered.
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The Postal Service in late February announced the deal with the Wisconsin-based company, under which it paid a $482 million initial investment. The Postal Service said in a statement that the contract was the first part of a multibillion-dollar, 10-year effort to replace its delivery fleet.
According to Maloney, the contract was a surprise announcement and marked the end of a highly secretive selection process that lasted six years.
In her letter, Maloney voiced concerns that the vehicles would not be fuel efficient. The New York lawmaker noted that part of President Biden
Maloney wrote that Oshkosh submitted a prototype with a gasoline engine despite prototypes from competitors incorporating electric powertrains. The initial announcement claimed that Oshkosh s vehicles would be fuel efficient or contain electric powertrains.