Out of love for the climate, Amazon wants to distribute parcels in electric delivery vans and by cargo bike or on foot in the future. The US group plans to spend one billion euros on this.
The US company Amazon wants to spend one billion euros in Europe over the next five years to electrify its delivery and goods traffic. Of this, 400 million euros are planned for Germany, as Amazon announced on Monday.
According to Amazon, a good 3,000 electric delivery vans are currently being used across Europe to deliver parcels. By 2025 there should be more than 10,000. In addition to delivery vehicles, the company intends to use 1,500 electric trucks to transport goods in its shipping centers, a third of them in Germany. Charging stations and green electricity systems are also planned.
Amazon aims to reduce net carbon emissions to zero by 2040. The decarbonization of the transport network is one of the most challenging areas, said CEO Andrew Jassy according to the announcement. “Reaching net-zero emissions here will require significant and sustained investment.”
In large cities, Amazon wants to have parcels delivered more often on foot or by cargo bike in order to reduce the use of delivery vehicles. According to the company, there are currently such “micro hubs” for deliveries without four-wheeled vehicles in a good 20 European cities, and by 2025 there should be twice as many. Apart from that, Amazon also has green power plants built. A wind farm in the North Sea with a capacity of 350 megawatts is scheduled to go online in 2025.
