2,000th Tesco electric home delivery van set to operate from Hemsworth Superstore in West Yorkshire
Tesco reports the roll-out of its 2,000th electric home delivery van, arriving last week at the retailer’s Hemsworth Superstore in West Yorkshire, where the store runs six of these vans.
Tesco has doubled the number of electric home delivery vans over the last year, with more than 30% of the fleet now powered by electricity. It is looking to transition to a fully electric fleet in the UK by the end of 2030.
Since introducing its first electric home delivery van in Greater London in 2020, its fleet of electric vehicles, powered by renewable electricity, has replaced millions of diesel delivery miles. It announced in October 2025 the deployment of its 1,000th electric home delivery van, which entered service at the Cardiff Extra store.
“The arrival of our 2,000th van at Hemsworth is another important milestone in our journey towards a fully electric home delivery fleet across the UK by 2030. Every new electric van we introduce helps us reduce emissions, improve local air quality and move closer to our goal of achieving net zero in our own operations by 2035. We're proud to be leading the way in the transition to low emissions home delivery for our customers,” says Nick Potter, Transport Distribution Director at Tesco.
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Green retail will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
