*[Enwl-eng] These government-purchased vehicles should be all electric

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                        The USPS's new vehicles must break free of fossil fuels.
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                        The USPS Is Ordering New Vehicles for the First Time In Decades. They Should All Be Electric-Powered.
                       
                 
           
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                        The current delivery trucks used by U.S. Postal Service (USPS) went into service sometime between 1987-1994, meaning some vehicles have gone nearly four decades without replacement. Now, the USPS has finally gotten the sign-off to order new delivery vehicles! This is good news for our postal service workers, and long overdue. But only 10% of the proposed new vehicles are going to be electric-powered, meaning the rest will be running on dirty fossil fuels... until they, too, are eventually replaced far in the future. Given how long the USPS went without receiving new equipment, we cannot wait any longer to make the necessary changes to a clean energy-powered fleet. Who knows how many years it will be before the upcoming vehicles are replaced again!



                        Another dire climate report came out just recently, again condemning the world's wealthiest countries for doing so little to mitigate devastating climate impacts. Cars and other vehicles are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, worsening the climate crisis. We are running out of time to update our infrastructure and move towards clean energy — and every single effort counts. There is no excuse for a federally-funded agency to be so far behind the science on climate change. For the government to be ordering hundreds of thousands of vehicles that are still dependent on gasoline, an outdated and inefficient fossil fuel, is disappointing. Sign the petition to tell the USPS to update its contract with its vehicle manufacturer. It must demand that a higher percentage of its new fleet is made up of electric-powered vehicles!
                       
                 
           
                       
                 Thank you,

                        Miranda

                        Care2 Petitions Team
                       
                 
           
                        P.S. There is no logical reason the vast majority of USPS's new fleet is still dependent on dirty fossil fuel energy. Sign the petition.
                       
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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts 
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2022 12:19 PM
Subject: These government-purchased vehicles should be all electric

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