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By Daniel Baxter |
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March 30, 2010 -
FedEx Corp. announced the expansion of its alternative-energy vehicle
fleet with the first all-electric FedEx parcel delivery trucks in the
“FedEx has a
history of changing what’s possible, both in the innovative services we
offer customers and in the way we offer those services |
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“In 2004, we were the first global
company to invest in hybrid-electric commercial trucks, and now
we’re introducing the even cleaner all-electric parcel delivery
truck. We’re making these investments, and invite others to join us,
so that together we can speed the transition to a cleaner
transportation system.”
Rather than creating its own proprietary technology,
FedEx is again turning to the marketplace to spur solutions that can
rapidly be scaled up to provide affordable and reliable service to a
wide range of delivery truck operators. It is purchasing its first North
American all-electric vehicles from two different suppliers to evaluate
the robustness of this technology for demanding daily FedEx Express
deliveries in the Two of the new all-electric trucks come from Navistar,
and are being assembled in Another pair of electric vehicles is being purchased
from a different manufacturer for delivery to the A FedEx-branded prototype all-electric truck from
Navistar is being unveiled today at an event in |
The “Charge Up
Route 66” tour is intended to pay homage to
Once in
“Electric trucks
are still in their infancy, but we think they have a bright future in
the mix of alternative energy vehicles,”
By the end of
June, the FedEx alternative energy fleet will have grown to 1,869
vehicles in service around the world, helping to diversify and expand
the all-electric and hybrid-electric vehicle market around the globe.
Beyond the nine new electric trucks to be deployed in
FedEx currently
operates the largest hybrid fleet in the transportation industry, along
with one of the largest alternative energy vehicle fleets, and is
committed to improving its overall vehicle fuel efficiency 20 percent by
2020. In conjunction with Environmental Defense Fund, FedEx led the
launch of the development of the first commercial-grade hybrid-electric
delivery vehicles. |
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