Workhorse, an electric-vehicle startup, has questioned how serious the USPS is about converting its fleet to electric vehicles, given that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy only committed to making 10 percent of the new fleet electric, at least at first. One of the other two companies trying to win the bid was Workhorse, which recently filed a lawsuit over the contract process. Oshkosh was the winner of a half-decade-long bidding process to get the postal service some new trucks. Politicians Want More New Postal Trucks to Be EVs.
So Much for Looking Cool While Delivering the Mail.Workhorse Sues Postal Service over Mail Truck Deal.Separately, Oshkosh announced this week that it will assemble the vehicles at a new, dedicated facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
While the company that will deliver the new delivery vans to the USPS is defense contractor Oshkosh, Ford will be the one actually building the engines, transmissions, and other components for the NGDV. Postal Service's upcoming Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) are finally falling into place. While the contract said the USPS was interested in adding all-electric models to its fleet, it did not specify how many it would buy, and Oshkosh has admitted it is not exactly a leader in electric powertrains.
Defense contractor Oshkosh won the $6 billion contract to build the vehicles in February.Oshkosh says it will build the new vehicles in Spartanburg, South Carolina.Postal Service vehicles, known as the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle or NGDV. Ford has announced it will provide both traditional gasoline-powered and battery-electric powertrains for the new generation of U.S.
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