Startups with electric vans race to fill demand for zero-emissions delivery

By Nick Carey and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES - A clutch of European and U.S. delivery company startups is racing to serve the growing market for offering zero-emission, electricaFrite Restaurant's Fight for Survival: little Halifax versus Halifax's little Toronto | SaltWireLONDON/LOS ANGELES - A clutch of European and U.S.

"Nobody wants to pay more for sustainable delivery," said Niklas Tauch, CEO of Berlin-based Liefergrun, which delivers in big cities across Germany and Austria and lists fashion retailers H&M and Inditex, and Hello Fresh among its customers. In a pilot project, DHL will switch to 100% zero-emission last-mile e-commerce deliveries in the Netherlands by the end of this year, with other markets to follow through investments of"double-digit billions" of euros, said Deutsche Post DHL head of corporate development Yin Zou.

But in New York, DutchX is launching a new service to bring small loaded containers into Manhattan by ferry, then load them onto Fernhay electric cargo bikes for city deliveries, said DutchX co-founder Marcus Hoed. The company will use the bikes to deliver packages for its customers - which include Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods.

Some retailers have set tough targets. For instance, IKEA wants 100% zero-emission last-mile deliveries by 2025.

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Startups with electric vans race to fill demand for zero-emissions deliveryA clutch of European and U.S. delivery company startups is racing to serve the growing market for offering zero-emission, electric last-mile deliveries in cities to retailers and consumers before giant shippers do the same. The likes of Germany's Liefergrun, the UK's Zedify and Packfleet, and New York-based DutchX are tapping into retailers' need to hit environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and emission-reduction targets. Collectively, zero-emission delivery startups have raised around $1 billion so far, according to Pitchbook and data collected by Reuters.
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