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FedEx deploys electric vehicles in Delhi for last-mile delivery.
FedEx Express India is deploying 30 electric delivery vehicles in Delhi for last-mile deliveries. The company has procured these EVs from Tata Motors.
As a part of its goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040, FedEx India is deploying 30 electric delivery vehicles in Delhi for last-mile deliveries.
FedEx plans to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles by 2040. FedEx has a goal of converting 50% of its global pickup and delivery vehicle purchases to electric by 2025, with that increasing to 100% by 2030.
Last year, the company conducted EV trials in India to test the vehicle technology and assess the vehicles’ operational effectiveness on a standard route fully loaded with packages. Based on these trials, each new electric vehicle added to the company’s fleet is estimated to save up to 1.3 tons of carbon emissions annually.
The EVs that FedEx is deploying are the Tata ACE EV. Tata Ace EV has a 21.3kWh Li-Ion battery and a range of 154 km. The cargo volume of this electric-commercial vehicle is 208 cubic feet, and the payload capacity is 600kg.
According to the research commissioned by FedEx, nine out of ten consumers in India expect businesses to deliver sustainably, and those with sustainable operations are likely to get more business. Eight out of ten prefer to buy from companies with an effective environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy in place.
In 2003, FedEx was the first delivery company in the world to use hybrid vehicles for pickup and delivery and, in 1994, the company used its first electric vehicle – an acid battery-powered vehicle in California.
Suvendu Choudhury, Managing Director of FedEx Express India Operations, said: At FedEx, we have ambitious sustainability goals, and our phased approach to vehicle electrification is a crucial part of our roadmap to reduce environmental impact in pursuit of a greener world. The increasing popularity of e-commerce means transforming our operations to be more sustainable is more important than ever. The electrification of our fleet will go a long way towards minimizing carbon emissions in our operations while at the same time sustainably delivering to the same service standards.