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US Postal Service Delays Next-Generation Delivery Vehicles -- Again

posted by martyb on Friday May 15 2020, @05:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the plugging-in-to-the-future dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

CNet:

It's going to be awhile longer before the US Postal Service receives new mail delivery vehicles. The USPS has reportedly once again delayed its ongoing proposal process because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Trucks.com first reported the delay on Tuesday after the request for proposal period was supposed to end on March 27. Now, the service's latest filing pegs July 14 as the final date. A handful of companies have already provided prototype next-generation mail delivery vehicles in hopes of receiving a multibillion-dollar contract for the business.

The update is meant to introduce 200,000 replacement vehicles that incorporate electrification.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 17 2020, @11:44AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 17 2020, @11:44AM (#995309)

    I'm sure that Paxster could bid for the USPS contract. But I think they would lose because the vehicle doesn't meet US motor vehicle regulations. Also, USA has lots of suburbs with longer routes, not just city and rural, so the task may be different?

  • (Score: 2) by driverless on Sunday May 17 2020, @12:48PM

    by driverless (4770) on Sunday May 17 2020, @12:48PM (#995328)

    Oh, sure, they're only used in cities, or at least places with a decent enough population density to make it worthwhile, it's an 80:20 solution. Not sure how they dealt with the road regulations, possibly they're classed as mobility scooters or something. I'm pretty sure a law change wasn't required, they fit within existing regulations.