Ups ups number of electric trucks 11 july 2017 news tnb news top stories tractor van global delivery giant ups is to increase the number of electric delivery trucks it uses in london by 40 following an investment of 3 million in smart charging infrastructure in association with uk power networks.
Ups electric vans london.
Packaging delivery giant ups has announced plans to upgrade its entire central london delivery fleet to run on electric power.
Ups nyse ups today announced that it is working with uk based technology firm arrival to develop a state of the art pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles evs to be trialed in london and paris.
We are a privately owned main dealership for electric commercial vehicles operating from 4 sites around london kent and essex.
In london all new taxis must be capable of running solely on electric power while ups s rival dhl has been ramping up its fleet of electric delivery vans since 2016.
Fleet of new neat looking custom built all electric delivery trucks in london last.
Using electric vehicles in nothing new for ups it says that it has been using the alternative vehicles since way back in the 1930s.
The move comes thanks to the deployment of smart charging technology which the company claims will avoid the need for an upgrade to its power supply at its london base at kentish town.
Each microfactory can produce any vehicle from arrival s portfolio.
Ups electric vans set for london trials delivery firm ups has announced that they are going to be trialling electric vans in london the trial will comprise of 35 vans from uk based technology firm arrival with both london and paris targeted for new van trials.
At electric vans london our focus is to effectively supply new and used commercial electric vehicles and deliver a professional after sales service.
Ups is buying a fleet of 1 000 electric vans from workhorse.
Ups commits to purchasing 10 000 of arrival s vehicles purpose built for ups both companies are co developing electric delivery vehicles for ups advanced vehicle controls create new functionality equity investment gives ups early access to arrival s vehicles arrival is the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to provide purpose built.
The new n gen electric van has a range of 100.
The new arrival lightweight composite vehicles will join ups s existing fleet of eco friendly vehicles which already includes more than 300 electric vehicles and nearly 700 hybrids.
With plans to deploy 1 000 microfactories globally by 2026 arrival will regenerate local communities pay local taxes and retain local talent.