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Sparks fly as USPS commits to only 10% EV fleet

Controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has enraged environmentalists — and shocked electric vehicle makers — by doling out a $6 billion contract for new trucks that would result in only 10% of the fleet as EVs. Activists say the move, which awarded the job to the Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Co…