FILE Photo: The logo of Amazon is witnessed at the firm logistics centre in Boves, France, November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
BERLIN (Reuters) – Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has ordered 40 electric powered vans from Deutsche Post’s (DPWGn.DE) StreetScooter device for deliveries in the German city of Munich as component of the strategy to be carbon neutral by 2040, the on the internet retailer stated on Wednesday.
StreetScooter has also put in 60 charging stations at Amazon’s distribution centre outdoors Munich, Deutsche Put up reported in a assertion.
In current several years, Amazon has been creating up its personal supply organization in Germany, its 2nd most important market, in a problem to big logistics corporations like Deutsche Put up DHL.
Deutsche Publish DHL entirely acquired StreetScooter in 2014 and employs about 10,000 of the 12,000 automobiles it has put on the street. The unprofitable subsidiary is searching for new investors and prospects to further more ramp up production.
DHL will debut StreetScooter’s zero-emission Get the job done L shipping van in two urban U.S. markets, commencing in spring 2020, the businesses reported in November.
Adam Elman, sustainability head for Amazon Europe, stated Amazon has by now purchased a further more 200 electrical cars from other suppliers which it would commence employing in Germany this year.
Daimler’s (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz claimed it experienced shipped 10 of its eVito electrical transporters to Amazon on Wednesday.
Amazon past calendar year declared it was ordering 100,000 electrical vans from startup Rivian Automotive LLC just before it has even started industrial manufacturing, with deliveries setting up in 2021.
Reporting by Emma Thomasson Editing by Michelle Martin
