Lauren Lantry (202) 548-6599 or lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, 13 environmental groups working on clean transportation solutions sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) urging them to select plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) for the next generation of delivery trucks. A switch to electric delivery trucks will both benefit the health of employees and neighborhood residents by reducing their exposure to harmful emissions, and will cut down on fuel and maintenance costs while helping the Postal Service meet its sustainability goals.
Two of the five vehicles USPS is considering for the next generation of delivery trucks are plug-in models. The winner of the contract will be announced in early 2018. If an electric model is selected, the USPS fleet would be the largest electric vehicle fleet in the world.
To view the letter click here.
In response, Sierra Club Clean Transportation for All Director Gina Coplon-Newfield released the following statement:
"Because the Postal Service delivers to every address in the nation, they have a unique responsibility to consider the impacts of their trucks on its employees, neighborhood residents, and taxpayers. From the public health benefits to cost reductions, electric delivery trucks make sound sense for the USPS. With electric delivery trucks, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night will stop the delivery of climate action by the United States Postal Service.”
About the Sierra Club
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