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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 10 days ago

Republicans can’t stop wasting money – they want to scrap USPS’ awesome EVs

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Republicans can’t stop wasting money – they want to scrap USPS’ awesome EVs

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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 10 days ago
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Republicans can't stop wasting money: they want to scrap USPS' awesome EVs
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An opportunity to waste money, harm the environment, put your kids at risk, AND increase labor costs? Republicans are all over it.
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    Those things, from what I heard, are an absolute necessity of an upgrade for postal workers. They absolutely deserve those vehicles. Just like the vehicles probably deserve and hunger for the flesh of the people who want them gone.

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      How so?

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        their old grumman LLV’s are inefficient, cramped, HOT AS FUCK (no climate control you get a fan lol) that were harder and harder to keep on the road after nearly 4 decades of work. also, a tremendous amount of ‘postal work’ is not letters, but now packages - and these vehicles can’t hold much compared to the new ones.

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          Thank you.

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        Because the old vehicles are from the 90s and are massive pieces of shit?

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          According to Wikipedia, the Grumman LLV was in production from 1986—1994… Which seems kinda wild to me in 2025.

          Also according to Wikipedia, when used for mail delivery, its average fuel economy is 8.2—10 mpg 😬

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            It’s a government grade Aluminum box with the powertrain of a Chevy S10.

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              S10s were a goddam marvel. I loved mine. RIP.

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                My S10 is going to function as my hearse. I’m not letting them rent a Cadillac when I’ve got a perfectly good Chevrolet.

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                  Mine was a 94. An F250 pulled out in front of me. I braked, tried to swerve into the side street. He reversed. Wet road, I kept sliding. He had a dented door. I had a broken radiator, crushed hood, and bent front axle. Totalled. To the guy’s credit, he admitted he never saw me coming in my wittle red twuck and that I fought like hell to avoid a collision, and probably would have if he hadn’t reversed. Blue Book was 5k. I got 3k. No one was selling them at the time for less than 5k and I had a minimum wage job and needed a car asap. Got a neon and a bonus: no more moving requests.

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                    I’ve got an '03, one of the last S10s made. She’s got 213,000 miles on her and she ain’t tired yet.

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          Yeah, that’s quite an improvement for the company. How do the new ones improve the life of mail carriers specifically?

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            They have AC

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              They’re also tall enough to stand in for many folks which is a huge plus.

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              Thank you.

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            Air conditioning?

            Much better cargo capacity and organization?

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              Why are you asking me, I’m the one that asked it in the first place.

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                Those were obviously rhetorical question marks.

                The information you’re pretending to be interested in is readily available in the article above and elsewhere.

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                  From OC:

                  Those things, from what I heard, are an absolute necessity of an upgrade for postal workers.

                  emphasis mine.

                  You’re acting like it is obvious what they heard, and I shouldn’t ask for details of what looks like first hand reports of usage of the new vehicles.

                  So go fuck yourselves and the high horses you rode in on.

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                    Just FYI a comment isn’t an article, you gotta click on the link at the top of the page and read the article, which is what he’s suggesting you read. That’s where you can find the details.

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                    Strong words from someone who can’t open an article to confirm.

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      I’m not gonna take your word for it. Gonna need a source showing the EV’s were well received and performing as expected.

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        Even when provided with a source, people like you will still find a way to move the goal posts. GTFO.

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          People like you (and me honestly) revel in linking sources when they have them. So you don’t have one. Just pulled this out of your ass.

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            Nope, people like you are here to nitpick because they made up their mind already but want to “um achtschually” between coughing up phlegma and ruining their lives. Because the benefits of these are well known and there’s plenty of info on the internet about it. So by all means, keep being “that guy” and asking everyone around to google search common knowledge for you

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              I’m asking for the source because I haven’t made up my mind, and I like to see the data first hand. The exact opposite of your accusation.

              Wtf would be the point of asking for a source if the data wouldn’t make a difference?

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                If you hadn’t made up your mind, all you had to do is google “do mailmen like the new usps trucks” and you would get articles like:

                https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/us/usps-new-mail-trucks.html

                So by all means, nitpick away, I wonder how long it will take you to start complaining about the source

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            You’re still here? I said GTFO

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        Here you go, stupid embarrassment to your mother: https://apnews.com/article/postal-service-next-generation-delivery-vehicle-a2ebbfc7afec0eea2e036eef93bee4d9

        E: review of the selection process where letter carriers had direct input on the process, clown-ass: https://fromatoarbitration.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Next-Generation-Delivery-Vehicle-NGDV.pdf

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        The Deutsche Post developed their own EV because there wasn’t something suitable on the market. They have now switched to a a modified version of a Ford E Transit.

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          Oh yeah, I forgot that’s only allowed when someone questions a widely accepted status quo. If a claim supports widely held beliefs, it’s foolish to question.

          I hope this is a kid commenting, because this is some real high school shit.

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