In December, the Postal Service said it will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026.
and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.
The service also is buying another 9,250 internal combustion vans from Fiat Chrysler in North America, now part of Amsterdam-based Stellantis. The Fiat Chrysler and Ford vehicles together will cost just over $1 billion.Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford will start delivering the left-hand-drive E-Transit vans in December of this year, while Fiat Chrysler will start shipping the left-hand-drive gas-powered vehicles in November.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
Contracts totaling $260 million for the charging stations went to Blink Charging Co., Siemens Industry Inc., and Rexel USA Energy Solutions, the Postal Service said. First lady Jill Biden was on hand Monday as the United States Postal Service unveiled its commemorative Nancy Reagan stamp Charging stations will be installed at several Postal Service facilities including sorting and delivery centers, starting in the third quarter of this year.
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