States, activists sue USPS over purchase of gas-powered mail trucks
to challenge the Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle purchasing decision. They argue the USPS's environmental review was flawed and illegal, ignoring the"decades of pollution" the combustion-engine trucks would produce.
The USPS allegedly violated the National Environmental Policy Act by committing to buy 165,000 delivery vehicles without first conducting a"lawful" environmental review. The service only started its review six months after it had signed a contract, according to the California lawsuit. Both suits accuse the USPS of using botched estimates, including"unrealistically high" battery costs as well as wildly low fuel prices and emissions levels.
The lawsuit also pointed out that the gas versions of the next-gen vehicle weren't much kinder to the climate than their roughly 30-year-old predecessors. While the 14.7MPG without air conditioning beats the earlier models' 8.2MPG, that fuel economy drops to just 8.6MPG with air conditioning turned on. Many of the powerplant-independent upgrades revolve around ergonomics, such as easier access to packages.
Not that those arguments will necessarily help. If successful, the lawsuits will halt the truck order until it honors the plaintiffs' expectations for NEPA and other regulations. This doesn't guarantee an increased volume of EVs, but it won't be surprising if the USPS ends up falling more in line with the current White House'sAll products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links.
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