Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed outrage at the high cost of the US Postal Service’s electric vehicle program, questioning the $10 billion price tag and highlighting significant delays in delivery. The program, partially funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, faces potential cancellation under a Trump administration.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy affirmed the USPS’s commitment to its $3 billion plan to electrify its delivery fleet, rejecting potential interference from the incoming Trump administration. DeJoy stated that canceling the contracts would require Congressional legislation, highlighting the financial and logistical challenges involved.
President-elect Trump’s transition team is reportedly considering scrapping USPS contracts for electric delivery vehicles, potentially jeopardizing the agency’s electrification goals and billions in federal funding. This move, if implemented, would mark a significant reversal of the Biden administration’s pro-EV policies.
With Election Day fast approaching, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is urging voters to mail in their ballots immediately to ensure they are counted. The USPS has implemented ‘extraordinary measures’ to handle the surge in mail-in voting, but emphasizes the importance of early mailing. This advice comes as several battleground states, including Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Georgia, require ballots to arrive on or before Election Day.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed its plan to reroute mail processing from Reno, Nevada, to Sacramento, California. The move has faced widespread criticism from Nevada lawmakers, who have expressed concerns about potential delays in mail ballot processing. USPS officials claim that the relocation is a cost-saving measure, but lawmakers have criticized the lack of transparency surrounding the decision. Despite opposition from both Democratic and Republican officials, the USPS has indicated that the rerouting will go ahead, with no set date for implementation.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) is urging U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to reconsider raising the price of stamps by almost eight percent, arguing it would have a “disparate” impact on those battling inflation and especially senior citizens. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) earlier this month announced its intention to increase the price of first-class stamps from 68 cents to 73 cents. The 7.8 percent price increase, if approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, would take effect on July 14. The proposal would mark the second price hike this year and the fifth in two years. Torres is now expressing his opposition to the proposed price increase, pointing to the impact the hike would have on low-income families and those without access to the internet. “An 8% rise in the cost of stamps will have a disparate impact on those hit hardest by inflation, particularly senior citizens struggling to scrape by,” Torres said in a letter first shared with The Hill.
