nah, they’ll replace the EVs with trucks off a truck tree. Free tree trucks. Try saying that while you’re drunk
I don’t know if the numbers compare, but I’ve talked to a postman here, and he told me that EVs save a lot of money for the postal service. Here, stick-shift is the way to go, and he told me that they basically wore down 1-2 clutches a year per car before swithching to EVs.
I’ve never seen one of those on the road yet, but whoever designed them should probably consider a career change.
Maybe you can counsel them on a career in “armchair social media influencer”.
Aim high, right?
They look kind of dopey, but they look like they’d really do a good job of prioritizing safety for pedestrians, pets, and especially kids with the really low hood height. The minimum distance to see the road on that thing has got to be like three inches.
Valid point.
🤔 I wonder if it could have been designed without that part altogether. I’ve driven one of those flat-fronted Isuzu box trucks before, and it’s crazy how much more you can see in front of the vehicle.
The flat front is a tradeoff that tends to make maintenance more difficult
Those things, from what I heard, are an absolute necessity of an upgrade for postal workers. They absolutely deserve those vehicles. Just like the vehicles probably deserve and hunger for the flesh of the people who want them gone.
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?
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.
Just because they’re EVs…
What other technological innovations have political parties been (corrupt) allergic to?
I know Edison lobbied hard against AC power systems but there must be tons of examples over the years
Train transport, public transportation in general.
Renewable energy.
Hemp
Plus speedrunning the financial failure of the USPS will let them dismantle and privatize it
At least UPS is unionized
MAGAts are the worst form of stupid.
Can I buy one to live in?
Jk, I don’t have money
I totally want to buy a used one for $3000.00
and here I was just thinking, “Hey, I hope someone can give away something my tax dollars already paid for again. I really liked when Scott Walker gave away our trains, what a swell guy”
What trains did he give away?
(Some of) the Wisconsin ones, I bet!
And your power plants!
The worse USPS functions, the more people are unable to vote.
I am mad they want to get rid of them. We have already designed and started rolling them out. But I do think they look extremely ugly. Doesn’t mean we should get rid of them.
They look like that for accessibility, to be driveable and comfortable for even the tallest and shortest postal employees, and that makes them goddamn beautiful.
I did not know that’s why they look like that. Makes a lot of sense but the original (to me) postal truck will always have a special place in my heart.
It’s so cool that they’re unique. Nothing is ever novel anymore. Cheapest most boring everything. Except for rich people. At least these have character
Not like the old cars are pretty.
I mean fair but that’s what they have looked like my entire life. It’s an icon.
First-past-the-post wasting taxpayer money right there!
