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Two “tuks tuks,” small three-wheeled vehicles powered by a 9kWh swappable battery, are undergoing a three-month trial for parcel delivery within a 10 km radius of the IKEA Tempe location.
Last mile is a comprehensive suite of tools from Google to ease last-mile deliveries and logistics, while what3words is a service that offers pinpoint laser accuracy for crowded or hard-to-find places.
FedEx received its first all-electric, zero-emissions delivery vehicles from BrightDrop, signaling a major milestone in electrified last-mile deliveries.
Mobility provider Zeeba has ordered 50 Urban Delivery vans for its rentals and sharing service, and intends to buy hundreds more in 2022.
The rise of e-commerce and the demand for home delivery has seen the number of light commercial vehicles funded by the UK’s major leasing companies increase by nearly 5% year-on-year. The number of vans underwritten leasing company books was 462,863 - an increase of 21,515 vehicles.
Chinese e-commerce market’s growth is estimated to register an increase of 17.2% in 2021. This booming growth will require a parallel development of the country’s last-mile delivery fleet industry, the largest in the world.
Surging demand for drivers, more than doubling in the last year, has led to sign-on bonuses and high wages to fill positions, according to Global Data, a leading data and analytics company. A high number of retirements in recent times and tough working conditions have prompted companies to go the extra mile.
The new EV410 is a mid-size eLCV designed for smaller, more frequent trips. Verizon is its first customer.
Parcel delivery firm DPD has gone fully electric for the fleet that serves the city of Oxford, England. It is the first of the company’s fleets to go fully electric and will help it comply with local air quality regulations. The 40 electric vehicles, which will deliver more than 15,000 parcels a week throughout the city,
With a goal to transition 30% of deliveries to zero emissions by 2030, the City of Seattle's partnership with BrightDrop and others will pilot a sustainable neighborhood delivery hub to test new vehicles, delivery models, and technologies for last-mile operations.
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