Environmentally sound: electromobility

Swiss Post expands electric fleet

There are already around 5,800 electric scooters making deliveries on Swiss roads. Swiss Post is currently testing delivery vans and buses powered by eco-electricity: how economical and environmentally sound are they on the road?

With around 5,800 two- and three-wheeled electric scooters on its delivery rounds, Swiss Post maintains one of the largest fleets of its kind in Europe. Its electricity requirements are covered with 100 percent “naturemade star” certified eco-electricity. Compared to petrol-driven scooters, the vehicles save almost 11 gigawatt hours of energy per year. By the end of 2016, Swiss Post will have around 7,000 exclusively electric scooters on the road.

Delivery vans and buses on trial

The electrification of the scooter is just the beginning: Swiss Post is also testing whether electric vans are suitable for its requirements. PostBus wants to further diversify its environmentally friendly bus fleet. After initial one-week trials, electric buses from three different manufacturers are now to be tested over three years on the roads in the cantons of Valais, Obwalden and Aargau.