Carbon-neutral logistics
The delivery fleet is becoming increasingly climate-friendly
Electric cargo scooters and electric transporters: letters and parcels are now being delivered with new, emission-free vehicles. Delivery locations are being upgraded with e-charging stations – and city logistics hubs are reducing distances.
Swiss Post uses three-wheeled electric vehicles for letter and parcel delivery. In 2022, 800 electric scooters were replaced. The latest generation of the three-wheeled electric cargo scooter has a large and distinctive charging box at the rear. It can carry a total load of up to 230 kilograms at the front and rear, with an option for an additional load carried in a trailer. This means that the vehicle is particularly suitable for mixed delivery of letters and parcels, and it is mainly used in areas where parcel volumes have increased significantly in recent years.
Swiss Post’s electric fleet runs on 100% “naturemade star”-certified eco-electricity from Switzerland.
Today, 93 of around 450 delivery locations are already delivering letters and parcels exclusively with electric vehicles. “After Zurich, Bern, Geneva and Basel, around 70 further locations will be added by the end of 2024,” says Renato Ercolani, Head of Vehicle Management at Delivery. For the procurement of these electric delivery vehicles and the charging infrastructure they require, Swiss Post works closely with its in-house fleet manager Post Company Cars and Post Real Estate Management and Services Ltd.
The move to zero-emission logistics also presents challenges for Swiss Post’s partners and subcontractors: from 2040, the goal of net zero will apply within the entire value chain. Logistics company Hugelshofer, a Swiss Post strategic transport partner, recently brought three electric transporters with a range of up to 550 kilometres into service. For Swiss Post, they are currently used to transport parcels in Eastern Switzerland and Zurich. The electric transporters are powered by electricity from the company’s own solar panels.
New city logistics hub in Zurich Spreitenbach
The city logistics hubs at the Zurich Enge and Zurich Neumünster locations help to ensure emission-free deliveries. These are local hubs from which letters and parcels are delivered to households and companies. This year, another hub was added in Spreitenbach. Altogether, the three locations deliver a total of 127,000 letters and 3,550 parcels to around 65,000 households every day.
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