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- Industry-supported Government commitment to reduce HGV carbon emissions by 15% by 2025, from 2015 levels
- The Road to Zero strategy set out a number of objectives for zero emission HGV’s in the UK
- Explosive growth of online shopping
- “Last mile” deliveries are projected to have a CAGR of 16% through 2027
- The Covid-19 pandemic has further accelerated the migration to online shopping
- Major players in this sector are focused on decarbonisation
- Amazon ordered 100,000 electric vans in 2019 for use in the US – net Zero by 2040
- FedEx ordered 1,000 new electric vehicles in 2019 for the US
- UPS has co-developed a new electric van that will ultimately grow to a fleet of 10,000 vans across the UK, Europe and the US
- Sainsbury’s has piloted delivery of groceries shopped online by electric vans
Significant political push to decarbonise transportation
