said on Monday it will invest more than 1 billion euros over the next five years in electric vans, trucks and low-emission package hubs across Europe, accelerating its drive to achieve net-zero carbon.
The retailer said the investment was also aimed at spurring innovation across the transportation industry and encouraging more public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles . The U.S. online retailer said the investment would help its electric van fleet in Europe more than triple from 3,000 vehicles to more than 10,000 by 2025.The company did not say what percentage of its European last-mile delivery fleet is electric today, but said those 3,000 zero-emission vans delivered over 100 million packages in 2021.
Amazon said it also hopes to purchase more than 1,500 electric heavy goods vehicles - used for "middle-mile" shipments to package hubs - in the coming years. Although a number of large logistics firms - including package delivery companies United Parcel Service Inc
Only money and the desire to squeeze a piece of pie from the oilmen)) The production of batteries and their disposal causes more damage to nature than an internal combustion engine.
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Laudable aims but without sufficient charging points will result in delays & frustration its putting the cart before the horse.
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And 0,25c into their people
That’s why charge 7.99 for a 6.00 return? This biz is a joke! More fees than a bank! Amazon ripoff
how do you charge EVs? where does the electricity come from? thermal use coal right 💁♂️
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It means more net profits, not less net carbon. Investing in labor also reduces net carbon
What about the thousands of delivery subcontractors? Will Amazon fund them to get enviromentally friendly vehicles? Everybody wants to be environmentally friendly until they see how much it costs. €€€€$$$$££££¥¥¥¥¥