Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) urged DeJoy to “take a harder look on what kind of fleet you’re going to be using,” and signaled a willingness to give USPS funding to purchase more electric vehicles.
“I just want to be very clear that Congress is going to be supportive of trying to get electric vehicles in the Postal Service loop, and we also understand that it’s part infrastructure and we can take that into consideration when we allocate resources,” Gomez said.
USPS spokesman Dave Partenheimer said in a statement that the Postal Service welcomes support from Congress to help the agency advance its goal of a zero-emission vehicle fleet.
