Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:12:27 +0000
FedEx Canada this week is touting the fact that it has added 50 Brightdrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vans to service the needs of customers in Toronto, Montreal, and Surrey. The fact that the Brightdrop vans are manufactured in Canada is a plus. FedEx has set a goal of transitioning to an all-electric fleet of […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:05:42 +0000
Brightdrop has begun manufacturing Zevo 600 electric delivery vans in Canada. The first of them will be delivered to DHL Express in 2023.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:50:57 +0000
Last week, Senators Schumer and Manchin announced a compromise on a reconciliation bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, that includes significant climate and air quality progress and a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by 40 percent by 2030. This bill would establish a federal tax credit for businesses to purchase electric and plug-in hybrid […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:34:19 +0000
Based on an interview with Paul Kahlert, General Manager of All Purpose Transport All Purpose Transport (APT) is primarily a last-mile delivery provider to blue-chip customers such as Rheem, Solahart, Goodyear, BP, IKEA, Fantastic Furniture, and Bunzl. Founded in 1975, APT’s business model engages close to 300 owner-drivers who select and purchase their vehicles to […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:05:04 +0000
FedEx and Brightdrop recently announced that the first 150 Zevo 600 electric vans have been delivered to facilities around southern California. This would make for one of the biggest deployments of electric vans to date. “This shows how BrightDrop is delivering sustainable solutions at scale to customers today, and we couldn’t be happier to be […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 21:15:17 +0000
While the US Postal Service fiddles with gasmobiles, Ford Motor Company launches new E-Transit electric vehicles at the delivery van market.
Credit to Author: Andy Miles| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:41:34 +0000
In the UK we have many traditions going back for centuries. Just as we have a Royal Navy dating back to Tudor times, we also have the Royal Mail dating back to those times — 1512 to be precise. Though, it was indeed royal back then, in the sense of being for the exclusive use of Henry VIII and his agents for matters of state. Charles II, the Stuart king, established the General Post Office as a public service in