Dear John,

This year USPS had the opportunity to update its fleet of mail trucks, transitioning them completely to zero-emission electric vehicles, but Postmaster Louis DeJoy has another idea.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who was appointed by former President Trump, is pushing back against President Biden’s proposal to transition 100% of government vehicles to electric by 2035. In fact, he’s insisting that only 10% of new mail trucks will be electric and the remaining 90% of their fleet will remain climate harming gas-powered trucks. 

This not only goes against our climate goals, but exposes our communities to health harming forms of air pollution. Tell Postmaster General DeJoy you strongly disagree with his decision to choose polluting vehicles.

Committing to a cleaner postal fleet is a key way to tackle the climate crisis while providing quality service to the millions of customers who rely on USPS every day. The United States Postal Service operates one of the world’s largest fleets of government vehicles, with more than 210,000 mail trucks operating each day to connect communities across America.

By transitioning to an all-electric fleet, USPS could slash over 500,000 metric tons of climate pollution annually — putting the U.S. on pace to turn the tide on climate change while meeting the President’s bold environmental goals.

Now more than ever, the U.S. needs to invest in long term, climate solutions — and that includes zero-emission trucks and vehicles. By prioritizing zero-emission vehicles, rather than those powered by fossil fuels, the United States can tackle our largest source of climate pollution while protecting our communities from health-harming air pollution.

Doubling down on gas-powered pollution is worse for the environment, the economy and the American people. Tell the Postmaster General that we deserve better.

Thank you for your leadership,

Wes Rogerson
Manager, Grassroots Advocacy & Activism