U.S. Post Office orders 9,250 electric vans and 14,000 charging stations

The Post Office is going electric, after much political wrangling and a bungled earlier proposal. The 9,250 E-Transit vans from Ford will be 50% of the new fleet, with 9,250 gas guzzlers from Fiat Chrysler.

The gas-powered vehicles fill an urgent need, the Postal Service said in a statement Tuesday. — Read the rest