Ford Teams With DHL To Manufacture Electric Trucks In Germany
Ford and DHL have linked up to manufacture electric delivery vans designed by DHL at a factory in Aachen, Germany.
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Deutsche Post (DHL) & Ford To Manufacture Electric Van
Intelligent business decisions supporting clean air and climate responsibility are much appreciated here at CleanTechnica. Zero-emissions vehicle news from any manufacturer is welcomed if it seems serious, but some stories seem more promising than others.
Deutsche See To Purchase 80 Electric Vans From Deutsche Post
We previously reported on the decision by major German fish distributor Deutsche See to sue Volkswagen over VW’s earlier claims that the diesel vans that it had sold to Deutsche See were “environmentally friendly.” That lawsuit followed the start of the broader Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal, of course.
DHL (Deutsche Post) To Double Electric Delivery Van Production
Disruption is a beautiful thing. DHL — known in Europe as Deutsche Post — is one of the largest delivery companies in the world. When it wanted to reduce is carbon footprint by using battery-powered electric delivery vans, it approached several major manufacturers and asked them to supply it with vehicles that met its needs. Not possible, the manufacturers all said. Too expensive. Not enough volume to make it worth our while.
Deutsche Post Builds Its Own Electric Delivery Van, Volkswagen Execs Are Angry
Rather than contract to an outside firm, the German logistics company Deutsche Post has gone ahead and designed and built its own electric delivery van, as we reported in April and August. The new vehicles (1,000 of them) are already deployed in various German cities (replacing Volkswagen vans), according to … [continued]
DHL (Deutsche Post) Electric Delivery Vans To Go On Sale In 2017
Editor’s Note: In April, we published on Deutsche Post (known globally as DHL) getting into the electric delivery van game. Now, the venture has taken another step forward news, with an announcement about the launch of delivery van … deliveries. Here’s more in a Gas2 repost from Steve: Deutsche Post, known globally as DHL, is … [continued]
Deutsche Post Wants To Make & Sell Its Own Electric Vehicles
Originally published on Renewables International. By Craig Morris The German Postal Service wants to make its own electric cars and sell them. Its own fleet is to contain 30,000 electric “street scooters.” Back in December, German logistics giant DHL took over (report in German) StreetScooter, electric vehicle startup. They began … [continued]
