Why do reporters brainlessly repeat the falsehood that the USPS is losing 100 Billion, while the truth is that the company is doing fine, but govt forced them to put money aside to pay for pensions for future employees that have not yet been born? THAT is why the books of the USPS show a gigantic "loss" that is manufactured by lawmakers who want to kill USPS so that privatised services can take over and make them more money, instead of providing affordable services to ALL Americans. Reject the crooked narrative, to show where the problem lies and expose the lies!
On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good to read this. Thanks for posting. > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Rod Hower via EV" <[email protected]> > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Rod Hower" <[email protected]> > Sent: 23-Jun-25 10:46:56 > Subject: ***SPAM*** Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Senate bill would dump USPS EVs > > > WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Senate Republicans cannot force the U.S. > > Postal Service to scrap thousands of electric vehicles and charging > > equipment in a massive tax and budget bill, the Senate parliamentarian said > > late on Sunday.The U.S. Postal Service currently has 7,200 electric > > vehicles, made up of Ford e-Transit (F.N), opens new tab vehicles and > > specially built Next Generation Delivery Vehicles built by Oshkosh Defense > > (OSK.N), opens new tab. > >USPS warned on June 13 that scrapping the electric vehicles would cost it > >$1.5 billion, including $1 billion to replace its current fleet of EVs and > >$500 million in EV infrastructure rendered useless and "seriously cripple > >our ability toreplace an aging and obsolete delivery fleet."Senate > >parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, whose role is to ensure lawmakers > >follow proper legislative procedure, said a provision to force the sale > >could not be approved via a simple majority vote in the > >Republican-controlled chamber and will instead need a 60-vote supermajority, > >according to Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee.She ruled last week > >that Republicans cannot use the bill to overturn landmark rules to > >drastically reduce vehicle emissions and boost EV sales.Senate Republicans > >have also sought to reclaim more than $1 billion out of $3 billion Congress > >gave USPS in 2023 as part of a $430 billion climate bill to buy EVs and > >charging infrastructure - including $1.2 billion for electric vehi > c > > les.USPS told Congress "summarily removing all electric vehicles and > > charging infrastructure would hobble our ability to deliver to the American > > people, it would directly harm our ability to serve your constituents, and > > it would waste crucial funds for no reasonable purpose."Replacing the > > current 7,200 electric vehicles would directly cost the Postal Service at > > least $450 million and USPS has also spent $540 million on electrical > > infrastructure upgrades "which is literally buried under parking lots, and > > there is no market for used charging equipment," the company added.USPS > > would also face significant costs from Oshkosh for halting EV purchases > > under its contract. USPS said in December that purchases in 2025 would be > > around "50-50" EVs and gas-powered.USPS plans to buy some 66,000 electric > > vehicles by 2028.Senate Republicans argued scrapping EVs would "focus USPS > > on delivering mail and not achieving the environmental aims pushed by the > > Biden administration."In March, the White Hou > se > > forced out Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who led efforts to restructure > > the money-losing U.S. Postal Service for nearly five years. USPS has lost > > more than $100 billion since 2007.David Steiner, a FedEx board member and > > former CEO of Waste Management, has been named as incoming postmaster > > general.President Donald Trump said in February he was considering merging > > the Postal Service with the Commerce Department, a move Democrats said > > would violate federal law. > > > > On Monday, June 23, 2025 at 12:41:25 PM EDT, Lee Hart via EV > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Lawrence Winiarski wrote > >> Why bother with battery powered HVAC for scheduled service vehicles? > >> If you know the schedule, just preheat/precool some thermal mass. > >> Lots of mass in the batteries themselves and you can supplement that with > >> water. > > > > > >In the dark ages I did just that with lead-acid batteries as my thermal > >storage. > > > >Before my ComutaVan, I drove a scratch-built EV designed by Wayne Goldman > >(also intended for the USPS). The battery box was a roll-out central tunnel, > >with fourteen 6v golf cart batteries (about 1000 lbs) and 2" of styrafoam > >insulation. In winter, a fan blew air through the battery box and into the > >interior for heat. When the temperature outside was 20 dg.F, the air coming > >into the cab was about 60 deg.F -- not exactly warm but adequate. I also had > >a small heater (actually a hair dryer) for defrosting the windshield. > > > >In summer, the lid of the box was removed, so the fan cooled the batteries > >instead of heating the interior. > >-- > >Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James > >But it *does* require attention to detail! -- Lee Hart > >-- > >Lee A. 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