Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 16 hours agoRepublicans can’t stop wasting money – they want to scrap USPS’ awesome EVselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down13cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1343arrow-down1external-linkRepublicans can’t stop wasting money – they want to scrap USPS’ awesome EVselectrek.coSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 16 hours agomessage-square38linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·5 hours agoBecause the old vehicles are from the 90s and are massive pieces of shit?
minus-squarepercent@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 hours agoAccording 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 😬
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down9·3 hours agoYeah, that’s quite an improvement for the company. How do the new ones improve the life of mail carriers specifically?
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 hours agoAir conditioning? Much better cargo capacity and organization?
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down10·3 hours agoWhy are you asking me, I’m the one that asked it in the first place.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 hours agoThose were obviously rhetorical question marks. The information you’re pretending to be interested in is readily available in the article above and elsewhere.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·edit-21 hour agoFrom 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.
How so?
Because the old vehicles are from the 90s and are massive pieces of shit?
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 😬
Yeah, that’s quite an improvement for the company. How do the new ones improve the life of mail carriers specifically?
They have AC
Air conditioning?
Much better cargo capacity and organization?
Why are you asking me, I’m the one that asked it in the first place.
Those were obviously rhetorical question marks.
The information you’re pretending to be interested in is readily available in the article above and elsewhere.
From OC:
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.