Amazon places landmark electric delivery vehicle order with Mercedes-Benz
Amazon is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year.
Amazon UK will receive more than 500 of these from that order as the US e-commerce giant looks to reduce its carbon emissions.
This marks the largest electric vehicle commitment for Mercedes-Benz Vans, and makes Amazon the German company’s largest sustainable transportation partner worldwide.
Mercedes-Benz has also signed up to The Climate Pledge, which was co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism with the aim of achieving net zero carbon status by 2040, and meeting the Paris Agreement 10 years early.
“We need continued innovation and partnership from auto manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz to decarbonise the transportation sector and tackle the climate crisis,” says Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO.
“Adding 1,800 electric delivery vehicles from Mercedes-Benz is part of our journey to build the most sustainable transportation fleet in the world, and we will be moving fast to get these vans on the road this year.”
