The U.S. Postal Service’s upcoming fleet of brand new trucks, which will replace the long-serving Grumman Long Life Vehicle which went out of production in 1994, has only 8.6 mpg fuel efficiency, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The new vehicles were reported to be "greener" than current models, but the revelations of the new fleet’s gas efficiency are making government agencies skeptical., the EPA criticized the Postal Service for its plan to only make 10% of its next-generation fleet electric. "EPA is also concerned that the new vehicles the Postal Service proposes to acquire do not make meaningful progress in reducing the Postal Service’s GHG and other emissions as well as oil consumption. Specifically, the proposed new internal combustion engine vehicles are expected to achieve only 8.6 miles per gallon , barely improving over the decades old long-life vehicles that achieve 8.2 mpg," the agency wrote.
A 10% commitment to clean vehicles, "with virtually no fuel efficiency gains for the other 90%, is plainly inconsistent with" Biden’s plan to "move with deliberate speed toward clean, zero-emitting vehicles,″ Associate EPA Administrator Vicki Arroyo wrote in a five-page letter obtained by The Associated Press.Mail trucks make up nearly one-third of the federal government’s vehicles.
The Biden Administration has neen 'falling short' for over a year now.
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