USPS will also purchase 34,500 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) vehicles over a two-year period. Of the total 84,500 NGDV and COTS vehicles, at least 40% will be battery electric vehicles.

The fleet has more than 230,000 vehicles in every class, including both purpose-built and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) vehicles. About 190,000 of those vehicles deliver mail six, and often ...

The agency said in a press release that it awarded a contract to purchase a total of 9,250 Ford E-Transit battery electric vehicles (BEVs) after a competitive search. Deliveries of the electric ...

These domestically sourced vehicles will be 100 percent electric and are part of the 21,000 COTS vehicles included in the Postal Service’s vehicle acquisitionplan announced in December 2022. The Ford ...

The U.S. Postal Service has awarded contracts worth $37.4 million combined to six companies to produce a total of 50 prototype next-generation delivery vehicles for USPS. USPS said Sept. 16 half ...

The current USPS fleet includes more than 230,000 vehicles in every class. Some are purpose-built for USPS delivery, while others are commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) vehicles.

However, there is a key distinction between the European, Japanese and Russian vehicles, and those being developed with COTS funding help.