Amazon is investing in electrical logistics

Amazon wants to expand its own electric fleet in Europe over the next five years. (Photo: Amazon)

According to Amazon, 3,000 good electric delivery trucks are currently being used across Europe to deliver packages. By 2025 there should be more than 10,000. In addition to delivery vehicles, the company intends to use 1,500 electric trucks to transport goods at its freight centers, a third of which are in Germany. Charging stations and green electricity systems are also planned.

Amazon aims to reduce net carbon emissions to zero by 2040. CEO Andrew Gacy said removing carbon from the transportation network is one of the most challenging areas. “Achieving net zero emissions here will require significant and sustainable investments.”

In big cities, Amazon wants to deliver packages more often by foot or bicycle to reduce the use of delivery vehicles. According to the company, there is currently such a Microhops For deliveries without four-wheelers in 20 good European cities, there should be twice as many by 2025. Apart from that, Amazon also has green electric power plants. A 350MW wind farm in the North Sea is scheduled to be commissioned in 2025.

No robot logistics for the last mile

At the same time, Amazon has stopped its development of small delivery robots that walk on the sidewalk. The corresponding tests began three years ago in a residential area near Seattle. An Amazon spokeswoman told the news agency that the development team has been disbanded, and jobs should be offered to employees in other areas of the group. Bloomberg. The Financial Service, citing people familiar with the matter, said that about 400 people around the world worked on the project. The idea of ​​an autonomous delivery robot will be studied further, but the previous concept was unsuccessful.