UPS, Amazon, FedEx are investing billions to build out Electric Vehicle (EV) delivery fleets.
Like it or not, you can’t ignore the media stories about Elon Musk and his push to rid the planet of fossil fuel-driven cars and trucks. We’re seeing a transformation in how we travel to and from our favourite destinations as well as how we receive goods. Can you imagine a parade of delivery vehicles with UPS, TNT, FedEx and DHL livery silently gliding daily through the streets, carrying parcels and boxes, delivering your recent EBay purchases, as well as groceries and nappies directly to your doorstep. How cool would that be?
We’re now witnessing One World Courier freight partners accelerating their plans to electrify delivery vehicles, because over the years, they have severely lagged behind passenger cars when it comes to replacing polluting engines with emissions-free batteries.
British company builds 10,000 electric delivery vans.
The British startup Arrival partnered with global carrier and One World Courier partner UPS, and placed an order for 10,000 of the company’s electric delivery vans back in 2020. The two companies collaborated to design vans which must make dozens of daily stops.
These new delivery vehicles have a very smart design, with battery modules beneath the floor, connected like Lego bricks, have a combined capacity of 111 kilowatt-hours — enough to travel about 250 kilometres on a single charge.
250 kilometres on a single charge.
Just as with a Tesla and other new designs in automotive screens, a large touchscreen has replaced the dashboard, allowing drivers to track their routes and monitor the batteries’ charge levels with ease.
These new vans are super-light and made of thermoplastic and glass fibers, woven together like fabric and shaped using a high-pressure vacuum mold.
The plastic panels are part of Arrival’s broader strategy to build vehicles inside 300,000-square-foot “microfactories,” rather than huge automotive assembly plants.
Arrival expects to produce 400 to 600 total vans in England and a second production facility being built in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race to electrify petrol and diesel delivery vans and trucks is on.
While Arrival is taking a unique approach to making EVs, at least a dozen companies are working diligently to electrify large delivery vans, trucks and other types of medium-load models.
Amazon orders 100,000 electric vehicles.
BrightDrop, who is part of General Motors in Detroit, is building battery-powered delivery vans for customers including FedEx and Walmart. Another U.S. Company Xos Trucks is building larger electric trucks for UPS and FedEx. whereas Rivian, another California startup, is designing and engineering delivery vans, especially for Amazon. The e-commerce giant, which holds an ownership interest of approximately 20 percent in Rivian, has ordered 100,000 electric vans to be delivered through 2024.
UPS, FedEx partner with One World Courier to help expand their reach in Australia. We’re proud to be associated with these global organisations who are changing the way freight is delivered well into the future.
When you need to send a parcel, box, satchel, pallet or unusual-shaped object, One World Courier can find the best value for your money. Whether you’re looking to get freight to its destination fast, or looking for more economic, price-sensitive delivery options – One World Courier offers dozens hundreds of options.
