The United States Postal Service is planning on converting three-quarters of its fleet to electric vehicles. To charge all those EVs, the USPS is going to be buying 66,000 charging stations to install. That works to about two for each of their retail locations. [EDIT: A reader who works for the USPS points out that not every retail location has delivery trucks. Of the six USPS locations nearest to my home, four have fleets of trucks.] Three billion dollars for buying those EVs and chargers was allocated in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. How reducing inflation by increasing government spending by $3 billion dollars sounds confusing to me but that’s a discussion for a different time.
Stoopid question: why will Substack read me ACF articles--in an oddly pleasant female voice, that’s great at 2x speed--but not yours? Just curious. BTW, if you ever get pushback on your (often detailed) explanations of all things Jewish, please ignore. I’m certain I’m not the only redneck goy who’s both educated and fascinated by your first-person facts and stories. Finally, I’m in rural Texas and we love our tiny Post Office and letter carrier. EVs? Not so much.
Letter Carrier here. There are many offices that are retail operations only, no carriers work out of them so your math is extremely flawed. In my office we have approximately 40 delivery vehicles operating. They are kept in a fenced in loading area at the back of the building. Allowing people to charge their cars there would cause serious safety and security concerns regarding mail access and carriers coming in and out throughout the day. Also keep in mind that the Post Office doesn't operate off tax dollars. We sell postage and have a P&L like any other business. It would be unreasonable to expect us just to provide free charging service.
Stoopid question: why will Substack read me ACF articles--in an oddly pleasant female voice, that’s great at 2x speed--but not yours? Just curious. BTW, if you ever get pushback on your (often detailed) explanations of all things Jewish, please ignore. I’m certain I’m not the only redneck goy who’s both educated and fascinated by your first-person facts and stories. Finally, I’m in rural Texas and we love our tiny Post Office and letter carrier. EVs? Not so much.
Letter Carrier here. There are many offices that are retail operations only, no carriers work out of them so your math is extremely flawed. In my office we have approximately 40 delivery vehicles operating. They are kept in a fenced in loading area at the back of the building. Allowing people to charge their cars there would cause serious safety and security concerns regarding mail access and carriers coming in and out throughout the day. Also keep in mind that the Post Office doesn't operate off tax dollars. We sell postage and have a P&L like any other business. It would be unreasonable to expect us just to provide free charging service.