Ocado Zoom trials green electric assisted delivery vehicles

Ocado is testing out electric and pedal-powered vehicles to deliver groceries.

The trial is operated by its Zoom rapid delivery service and is based out of the retailer’s flagship site in Acton, west London.

The vehicles include electric refrigerated vans, refrigerated electric-assisted vehicles and pedal-powered cargo bikes that can travel up to 40 miles.

Check out our new green electric assisted vehicles which we are currently testing. Snap a pic and tweet us if you see one out on the roads in #westlondon pic.twitter.com/ceNYEuCAn5
— Ocado Zoom (@OcadoZoom) February 2, 2021

“They can deliver more orders per trip taken. More drop-offs during the same journey results in a more efficient delivery service and fewer vehicles on our roads,” the company says.

“Every delivery made in these new zero-emission vehicles replaces the need for the use of a petrol van, car or moped,” it adds.

“We’re really excited to see a new generation of vehicles out on the road,” says George Dean, Head of Ocado Zoom.

“We’re committed to reducing our carbon footprint and being the best neighbour we can, whilst delivering groceries to our customers as fast as possible. This trial is an important step in what I hope will be a rapid expansion of our non-emitting fleet.”