However, newly appointed CEO Rick Dauch recently announced that the company would drop the suit. In June, Workhorse filed a lawsuit against the USPS, and it was scheduled to face arguments before a judge on the US Court of Federal Claims this month. At this rate, it may be another decade before the Grumman LLV mail trucks, some of which are over 30 years old, get replaced. Congressional Democrats are fighting the decision, and the USPS is fighting to confirm it. The current plan is to replace only 10% of the fleet with EVs, the rest with fossil-burning vehicles. Alas, after deliberating for nearly a decade, the agency, which is led by Louis DeJoy, a holdover from the Trump administration, awarded the contract to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense, a defense contractor known for building military vehicles. In light of President Biden’s stated wish to electrify the federal fleet, Workhorse was considered a shoo-in.
Workhorse was one of three finalists for the contract, and the only one offering a fleet of EVs. The tawdry tale to date: USPS is planning to replace its ancient fleet of delivery vehicles. The company has voluntarily withdrawn a lawsuit that it filed against the US Postal Service, after the agency passed Workhorse over for a multibillion-dollar contract to produce the next generation of mail delivery vehicles. It’s a sad song, but, like the Beatles’ Jude, EV manufacturer Workhorse Group is trying to make it a little better. Posted Septemby Charles Morris & filed under Fleets and Infrastructure, Newswire, The Vehicles. Workhorse drops lawsuit against USPS over vehicle contract
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