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Amazon orders 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electrical vans for European deliveries, Retail Information, ET Retail
A majority of the electrical automobiles from Daimler AG‘s automotive and vans division will go into service this 12 months, the corporate stated, including that it had ordered 1,200 of Mercedes-Benz’s bigger eSprinter fashions and 600 of the midsize eVitos.
The order is the most important for Mercedes-Benz’s electrical automobiles so far and contains 800 vans for Germany and 500 for the UK.
It’s dwarfed, nevertheless, by Amazon’s current order for 100,000 electrical supply vans from Rivian Automotive LLC, a startup it has invested in.
Amazon Chief Government Jeff Bezos stated in an announcement the Daimler settlement was a part of the retailer’s “journey to construct probably the most sustainable transportation fleet on the planet.”
Mercedes-Benz on Friday joined The Local weather Pledge, began by Amazon final 12 months, which calls on signatories to be web zero carbon throughout their companies by 2040. The automaker has beforehand stated it was aiming to have a carbon impartial fleet by 2039.
In 2018, Amazon turned the largest buyer of Mercedes’ non-electric Sprinter vans, securing 20,000 automobiles for supply contractors.
“Transferring ahead, we’re prioritizing the addition of electrical automobiles,” Ross Rachey, Amazon’s director of world fleet and merchandise for last-mile supply advised Reuters.
Different supply firms are pushing for extra electrical fleets. In January United Parcel Service Inc stated it was ordering 10,000 supply vehicles from UK-based Arrival Ltd.
Daimler’s rivals are additionally engaged on bringing electrical vans to market. Ford Motor Co plans an all-electric model of its Transit van in North America in 2022, and Basic Motors Co goals to begin manufacturing of an electrical van in late 2021.