Preparing the power industry for USPS fleet electrification

Growth in e-commerce has pushed parcel delivery companies to consider the potential of using alternate fuels to power fleet vehicles. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is making plans to replace more than half of its 160,000 aging vehicles with alternately fueled vehicles by 2026. Should the USPS choose an electric vehicle design, the impact on the power industry will be substantial.

Much of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) delivery fleet has now exceeded its design life; two-thirds of its 215,000 vehicles are now more than 25 years old. Approximately three in four are Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) designed for short-distance delivery routes commonly seen in urban areas. But breakdown rates for LLVs and other aging vehicles is on the rise.

Over the next decade, USPS intends to replace at least 160,000 of these vehicles in a fleet modernization program designed to support increases in e-commerce and environmental sustainability. In the initial adoption phase, USPS has proposed rolling out 12,000 Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) annually for seven years, totaling 84,000 vehicles.

 

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