The company also announced it intends to build them at a new plant in Spartanburg, S.C. Workhorse was one of the few companies that went into the final stage of the bidding process. Oshkosh says it can't comment on the suit, but that it looks forward to "getting these highly capable vehicles into the hands of mail carriers." It says it can deliver "any mix of gas powered or electric vehicles the postal service orders." Workhorse says its cargo vans cost more upfront about 80,000 to 90,000 apiece versus a traditional gasoline-powered van, which would run about 60,000 to 70,000. Postal Service is going to take longer to decide what firm, or firms, will supply vehicles to replace its white, right-hand drive, delivery trucks. Workhorse would likely build its vehicles in Ohio. Kaptur and two other Ohio Democrats have written to President Biden, asking him to take a look at the Oshkosh contract. Postal Service’s contract awarding for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs). "When you're going to be buying that level of vehicle, over 165,000 vehicles and only 10% of them are green," she says, "that doesn't really make sense to me. During its heyday, commercial EV specialist Workhorse (NASDAQ: WKHS) screamed higher ahead of the U.S. ![]() Kaptur says that's moving in the wrong direction. The Postal Service has said that 90% of the new Oshkosh delivery vehicles would be gasoline-powered, and only 10% would be electric vehicles, unless Congress provides it with the money to buy more EVs. Business From Amazon To FedEx, The Delivery Truck Is Going Electric
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