Why EV giant with a contract for 100k USPS trucks has suddenly offered to convert them to gas

The company behind the United States Postal Service’s all-electric mail trucks has said it would be prepared to switch to gas vehicles. 

Oshkosh Corp., which provides the so-called ‘Duck’ mail trucks, has said it is prepared to U-turn if USPS cuts back orders for EVs under the second Trump term. 

Trump, who takes office on January 20, has long criticized funding brought in by the Biden administration to transition to an electric mail fleet. 

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provided $3 billion over a decade for the Postal Service to become all-electric, including both trucks and charging stations. 

USPS said in October last year that it plans to buy more than 100,000 mail trucks through 2028, of which at least 62 percent will be EVs. 

Oshkosh has received its first order from USPS for 50,000 electric trucks, valued at $2.98 billion.  

But John Pfeifer, CEO of Oshkosh, said the company would be prepared to make the switch back to gas if necessary. 

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