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Biden Officials Mount Last-Minute Electric Mail Truck Push

  • Agencies say Postal Service using flawed environmental study
  • Postal Service says its purchase has to be financial feasible
US Postal Service Mail Delivery Ahead Of Second-Quarter Results

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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Biden administration officials are pushing the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric vehicles instead of spending billions on gas-powered models as it replaces its aging fleet.

The efforts, mounted by the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Council on Environmental Quality, follow separate warnings by activists that the Postal Service’s plan to buy mostly conventional delivery trucks downplayed the potential climate benefits of a shift to electric, non-emitting alternatives.