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The US Postal Service’s electric delivery truck is super behind schedule.

The mail agency was supposed to have 3,000 electric delivery trucks by November, but instead defense contractor Oshkosh has only delivered 93. And the trucks that have been delivered are in rough shape:

The trucks required significant fixes before they could be declared fit for use. Oshkosh employees found parts installed incorrectly, shoddy construction and faulty software, according to three people familiar with the situation.

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