Simply put, it's because the postal service asked for it to look this way.The proposal by the USPS for its NGDV program included more than six separate documents with over 76 pages of requirements ...

With the bespoke NGDV delayed, the USPS has ordered 9,250 Ford E-Transits. Jonathan M. Gitlin – May 2, 2023 9:12 am | 266 The United States Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle is ...

Now the USPS says it will limit its NGDV purchase to those 50,000 vehicles and that at least half of them will be BEVs. The first NGDVs are due to enter service in late 2023.

The USPS has announced further plans to purchase 66,000 new EVs through 2028, 45,000 of which are Oshkosh's NGDV; 9,250 Ford E-Transit delivery vans are also on order, as are an equal amount of ...

T he classic U.S. Postal Service truck, the instantly recognizable Grumman LLV (Long-Life Vehicle), is set to be phased out ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently showcased its new zero-emission electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) in front of its headquarters at L’Enfant Plaza. These vehicles are part ...

The Postal Service announced today that it placed its initial Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) delivery order with Oshkosh, WI, based Oshkosh Defense at a cost of $2.98 billion.

The non-electric Mercedes-Benz Sprinter had an MSRP of $42,430 in 2021, per Kelley Blue Book, when the USPS-Oshkosh deal was made. That's $17,000 less than the NGDV per-unit price of $59,600.

Ohio-based EV startup Workhorse has abruptly abandoned its court fight over the USPS’s decision to let Oshkosh Defense build the next mail truck. Workhorse filed the protest in June after the ...

The USPS had said in February that it would buy up to 165,000 New Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) trucks, which were custom-designed for postal use by Oshkosh Defense after a drawn-out bidding ...

The USPS also faced criticism for mail delays and cost-cutting measures under DeJoy, who was appointed by then-President Trump in 2020. Earlier this year, ... (NGDV). Built by Oshkosh ...

The United States Postal Service said Tuesday that it had given Oshkosh Defense a contract to build its next mail truck. The new truck is significantly bigger than the one we’ve all seen on the ...