The company hopes that battery-powered vehicles make up half of all of its van purchases by 2025, and 100 percent by 2030. At the time, he said he expected the 100,000 vans to be on the road “by 2024.” Amazon later said he misspoke, and that the order had been for 2030.Īmazon is not the only delivery company interested in the burgeoning market.įedEx, in pursuit of its goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2040, is preparing to buy tens of thousands of electric vans over the next eight years. Bezos announced Amazon’s huge Rivian order - the largest ever order of electric vehicles - he positioned it as central to Amazon’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint.
Electric vehicles don’t have transmissions and certain other mechanical components that wear out quickly in the heavy stop-and-go typical in delivery routes. Delivery trucks are often used during the day and can be recharged overnight, and usually require less maintenance than gasoline trucks. “Electrification of their delivery fleet is a really important part of that strategy,” said Anne Goodchild, who leads the University of Washington’s work on supply chain, logistics and freight transportation.ĭelivery vans are well suited to electric propulsion because they usually travel 100 miles or under in a day, which means they don’t need large battery packs that add to the cost of electric cars. Its vow to make half of its deliveries carbon-neutral by 2030 is part of the company’s broader pledge to be net-carbon-neutral by 2040. That logistics boom, accelerated by the pandemic’s shift to online shopping, multiplies the challenges the company faces in meeting its pledge to reduce its climate impact.
Amazon has six times as many delivery depots now as it did in 2017, with at least 50 percent more new facilities set to open this year, according to data from MWPVL, a logistics consultancy. Through its network of contractors, Amazon now delivers more than half of its orders globally, and far more in the United States. New Materials: As automakers seek to electrify their fleets and to direct electricity more efficiently, alternatives to silicon are gaining traction.Turning Point: Electric vehicles still account for a small slice of the market, but this year, their march could become unstoppable.General Motors: The company hopes to become a leading force in the electric vehicle industry.Charging Stations: The Biden administration unveiled proposed regulations that would require stations built with federal dollars to be located no more than 50 miles apart.A Critical Year for Electric Vehicles As the overall auto market stagnates, the popularity of battery-powered cars is soaring worldwide.
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