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Riley Beggin

Postal Service taps Ford to build more than 9,000 electric delivery trucks

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service awarded a competitive contract Tuesday to Ford Motor Co. for 9,250 battery-electric vehicles.

USPS plans to spend around $9.6 billion on vehicles, the agency said, but it's unclear immediately how much the contract with Ford will be and USPS did not immediately respond to a request for more information.

The Ford E-Transit vehicles will be produced in Kansas City, Missouri, and will begin being delivered in December.

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