Ikea U.S. is prioritizing its New York and Los Angeles markets as it works toward the goal of having 100% zero emission home deliveries by 2025.
A deal with Proterra completes Volta Trucks’s strategic sourcing of its electric powertrain. The venture will lead to production of the all-electric 16-ton Volta Zero commercial truck that can deliver freight inside urban areas.
These custom electric delivery vehicles will also be tested out in 15 additional cities through 2021.
Merchants is working with BrightDrop to procure 12,600 BrightDrop EV600s, an all-new, electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges.
The new generation of electric delivery vans are shaping up to be a practical, efficient, and clean alternative to diesel and internal combustion engine vehicles.
Cenntro Automotive’s City Porter, a Class 4 all-electric van with a payload of 5,700 pounds and 636 sq.-ft. of cargo capacity, is aimed at fleets and logistics customers in the last-mile delivery market.
The shift in major volume from B2B to B2C deliveries, record e-commerce volume, transport of the coronavirus vaccine, vehicle production capacity, and chassis supply will be factors affecting parcel delivery fleets in 2021, says Chad Heminover, president, Shyft Fleet Vehicles & Services.
The all-electric model, starting at $33,000, will be offered in two initial sizes starting in 2022. The smaller model offers 230 cu. ft. of cargo volume behind the bulkhead, while the larger model offers 450 cu. ft.
Last-mile operations place special demands on the tires used on light- and medium-duty delivery vehicles.
Merchants Fleet is launching a national fleet leasing and rental program for logistics brokers through a new partnership with a third party administrator for final-mile delivery companies.