USPS announces electricification plan — No Rivian mentioned

[DuoRivians]

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/nat...g-stations-and-electric-delivery-vehicles.htm


Building a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations ready to power USPS EVs

The charging stations displayed at the Atlanta S&DC today were manufactured by Siemens. These stations will be able to efficiently charge Postal Service EVs overnight prior to the next day’s deliveries. The Postal Service’s first 14,000 EV chargers will be manufactured by three suppliers: Siemens, Rexel/ChargePoint, and Blink.

Ongoing commitment to electrifying America’s largest and oldest federal fleet

Today’s event featured battery electric COTS vehicles manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. USPS plans on procuring a total of 21,000 COTS EVs — including 9,250 from Ford — depending on market availability and operational feasibility. In addition, the Postal Service anticipates adding at least 45,000 battery-electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) by 2028, bringing the total number of EVs in the delivery fleet to more than 66,000. This represents one of the largest commitments to vehicle electrification in the nation. USPS will also continue to explore the feasibility of achieving 100-percent electrification for its delivery vehicle fleet.

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[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

They will be using Ford's e-Transit vans and these ugly ducklings: https://fordauthority.com/2022/07/usps-will-purchase-more-fully-electric-ford-powered-mail-carriers/

I'd rather see them use Canoo and Rivian vans. But I doubt Canoo can ramp and deliver vehicles fast enough. Plus there are probably all sorts of federal red tape on how acquisitions have to come from entities already in the system (as opposed to an unvetted one).

 

[Donald Stanfield]

I'm sure there are some sweetheart kickback greased politician-type deals involved here.

 

[DuoRivians]

Rivian’s not having union labor is probably politically hard to overcome.

 

[Mobius1]

It’s the USPS, they will go out of their way to find EVs that give a quarter mile per kW, if their history hold true

 

[VSG]

Rivian’s not having union labor is probably politically hard to overcome.

Rivian's not having existed when the solicitation was issued is what is pretty hard to overcome ...

And as far as the COTS portion - Rivian did not and does not have a vehicle on the GSA Schedule.

Really, this announcement is in no way shape or form a judgement about Rivian.

Some details (including the above timeline) can be found here: https://www.uspsoig.gov/our-work/focus-on/focus-on-next-generation-delivery-vehicles

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Looks like a few Canoos are heading to USPS for T&E:

 

[COdogman]

I'm just glad they are going partially electric, even if their main choice looks like a duck that is 90% windshield.

 

[ridavian]

Looks like a few Canoos are heading to USPS for T&E:

Can't wait to see how the Canoos perform during testing and evaluation. The commitment to expanding the EV fleet is a significant step towards a more sustainable future.

 

[RWerksman]

Looks like a few Canoos are heading to USPS for T&E:

Color me skeptical. Canoo's jam seems to be getting a handful of vehicles into an evaluation setup and then never mentioning it again. Hopefully this isn't the case here.

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