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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. FedEx already has made some progress with electric vehicles.

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Greener parcels: Royal Mail to add 3,000 electric vehicles to fleet

Business Green

Royal Mail has announced plans to buy 3,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to deliver goods to customers located in the increasing number of cities around the UK with Clean Air Zones planned. News comes as rival delivery company DPD announces it has also purchased 750 e-vans. That is good for our customers, our people and the planet.

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Ryder System signs its first two customers to RyderElectric+ turnkey EV contracts

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Pompano Beach, Florida-based Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing, a marine and recreational vehicle parts distributor, and Servientrega International, a Bogota, Colombia-based logistics company with operations in Miami, each signed a multi-year Ryder ChoiceLease agreement that will enable them to incorporate light-duty electric cargo vans into their fleets.

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The Future of Commercial Vehicles – Going Green

The Environmental Blog

Given the variety of vehicles we choose to make our way around in, this transition is likely to come in many forms. Electric Vans. Just about every package that’s delivered will at some stage travel along roads on the back of a van. Electric Cars used for Company Fleets. Electric Trucks. So what are they?

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Amazon reveals first of Rivian electric delivery vans

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We combined Rivian’s technology with our delivery logistics knowledge, and the result is what you see here—the future of last-mile delivery.”. “We We prioritized safety and functionality to create a vehicle that’s optimized for package delivery,” said Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe. “We

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Fleets are often the workhorses that toil behind the scenes: the garbage trucks that pick up your trash before dawn; the long-haul semi-trucks that move goods from the port; the bucket trucks that utilities use to fix power lines and keep your lights on; the delivery vans that drop off your packages and help you stay safe inside your homes.

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Low carbon packages: FedEx pledges to deliver 'carbon neutrality' across its operations by 2040 with $2bn investment drive

Business Green

Package delivery giant and airline operator FedEx has announced it plans to achieve 'carbon neutrality' across its operations within the next 20 years through investments in electrification, sustainable fuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture systems. FedEx CEO and chairman Frederick W.