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NY joins national lawsuit to halt the purchase of gas-powered postal trucks

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Mark Wozniak,
Associated Press
Published April 29, 2022 at 10:13 AM EDT
A white postal truck, with blue and red stripes.
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This prototype of a new USPS mail delivery truck was unveiled in February 2021 as part of an announcement that the Postal Service was overhauling its fleet to include more electric vehicles.

New York, California and 14 other states that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy electric-powered delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks.

Three lawsuits, filed Thursday in New York and California by the states and environmental groups, demand that the Postal Service conduct a more thorough environmental review before moving forward with the next-generation vehicle program.

Plaintiffs said emissions from gasoline-powered delivery vehicles would cause environmental harm for decades to come.

All told, the Postal Service's fleet includes 190,000 local delivery vehicles, most of which went into service between 1987 and 1994. The Postal Service plans to buy up to 165,000 new vehicles over the next 10 years.
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