Taxpayers Lost $10B on Failed Green USPS Initiative

The US government wasted $10 billion in public funds attempting to transform the US Postal Service (USPS) into a battery-powered service. Out of the 60,000 purchased EV Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) only 250 have been created. House Republicans are now attempting to rescue any remaining funds from this failed green initiative.

The project was set for completion by September 2028. The funding for this failed conversion came from the largest spending package in American history—the Inflation Reduction Act—the trojan horse to usher in a wave of climate initiatives.  The American people never voted on the Inflation Reduction Act. The American people never voted to transform the USPS into a green-friendly operation. And yet, the American people are forced to pay the bill.

“Biden’s multi-billion-dollar EV fleet for the USPS is lost in the mail, and more than $1 billion is postmarked to order more,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told The Post. “I am working to cancel the order and return the money to the sender, the American people. The rescissions package is a great start, but Congress must keep its foot on the pedal and make DOGE a lifestyle by stamping out waste like this on a regular basis.”

Defense contractor Oshkosh received $2.6 billion to create NGDVs. Oshkosh promised to provide 3,000 trucks by November 2024 but had only produced 93. Countless issues have been reported with these NGDVs, from leaks to airbags. Worse, Oshkosh was never equipped to handle the production of 3,000 vehicles, and has stated that they have only been able to produce ONE truck per day. They are now working to refine their manufacturing to create 80 trucks per day. Again, there were other avenues and established factories.

Each vehicle came with a price tag of $77,692. The Government Accountability Office warned in February 2025 that USPS has a “high risk” of financial viability as it could not “fully fund its current level of services and financial obligations.” USPS posted a loss of $9.5 billion in 2024, all of which must be supplied by the people. So, in addition to the regular losses, the former administration was doubling down on asinine climate initiatives and digging the agency into a deeper hole.

The Biden Administration spent BILLIONS on investing in EV infrastructure that never came to fruition. I spoke on how Biden approved of a $7.5 billion spending package to build EV charging stations throughout the nation, but only SEVEN were produced in over a two-year span. His most recent climate debacle that came to light rests on decarbonizing the Postal Service.

Yet another example of government spending gone awry. They always create these grandiose plans with no format for execution. The American people should not be responsible for any administration’s outrageous spending—no taxation without representation.