DHL Parcel UK has taken delivery of six fully electric 16-tonnes Volvo trucks which will hit the road in London from January 2023 and 30 Liquefied Natural Gas Volvo tractor units which will start going into operation later in the year. Both deployments are part of a €74 million (£64m) UK investment in green heavy fleet in line with Deutsche Post DHL Group’s sustainability strategy. This marks a another important step forward in DHL Parcel UK’s decarbonization plans and Deutsche Post DHL Group’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions logistics by 2050. On the road to achieving this goal, the group will invest over €7 billion (£6 billion) in sustainable fuel and clean technologies by 2030 alone. Converting the DHL fleet for pick-up, delivery and linehauls to either electric drives or sustainable fuel solutions is an important lever in this.

Peter Fuller CEO, DHL Parcel UK says: “Our aim is to be at the forefront of change in UK road transport. Having zero emissions electric vehicles in our final mile heavy fleet is a major step forward in our vision of net zero logistics related emissions.”

The 16-tonne Volvo FL Electric Rigids are powered by four 200 kWh batteries which can run for 120 miles, carrying a maximum of 12 pallets weighing up to 6 tonnes. These will recharge overnight at strategic DHL Parcel locations in London for daily operations into the city center.

As these are zero emission vehicles, they will not contribute any carbon or harmful emissions into the atmosphere. They will also be 3 star compliant to the London Direct Vision Standard having great all-round visibility and support the safety of all London’s road users.

Once commissioning of the Bio-LNG gas tank is complete and drivers have been trained how to safely re-fuel the 30 new Volvo FM LNG Tractors will be based at the DHL Parcel UK hub in Coventry. With a maximum reach of up to 400 miles per tank, they will be used on routes throughout the UK. When running on Bio-LNG the LNG tractor units emit 85% percent less CO2 emissions compared to a traditional Diesel engine  with the same power output (460bhp).

DHL Parcel UK已交付6辆16吨全电动沃尔沃卡车，将于2023年1月在伦敦上路，30辆液化天然气沃尔沃牵引车将于今年晚些时候投入运营。这两项部署都是英国投资7400万欧元（6400万英镑）建设绿色重型车队的一部分，符合德国邮政DHL集团的可持续发展战略。这标志着DHL Parcel UK脱碳计划和Deutsche Post DHL Group承诺到2050年实现物流净零排放又向前迈出了重要一步。在实现这一目标的道路上，仅到2030年，该集团将在可持续燃料和清洁技术方面投资超过70亿欧元（60亿英镑）。在这方面，将DHL的取货、配送和线运输车队转换为电力驱动或可持续燃料解决方案是一个重要的杠杆。DHL Parcel UK首席执行官彼得·富勒（Peter Fuller）表示：“我们的目标是走在英国道路运输变革的前沿。在我们*后一英里的重型车队中拥有零排放电动汽车是我们实现物流相关排放净零愿景的重要一步。16吨重的Volvo FL Electric Rigids由四个200千瓦时的电池供电，可行驶120英里，*多可承载12个重达6吨的托盘。这些将在伦敦的DHL Parcel战略位置通宵充电，以便每天运营到市中心。

由于这些是零排放车辆，它们不会向大气中排放任何碳或有害排放物。它们还将符合伦敦直接视觉标准的三星级标准，具有全方位的可视性，并支持所有伦敦道路使用者的安全。一旦Bio液化天然气储罐调试完成，并且驾驶员已经接受了如何安全地为30辆新的沃尔沃FM液化天然气牵引车重新加油的培训，该牵引车将位于考文垂的DHL Parcel UK中心。每个储罐的*大行程可达400英里，将在英国各地的航线上使用。与具有相同功率输出（460马力）的传统柴油发动机相比，在使用Bio-LNG时，LNG牵引装置的二氧化碳排放量减少了85%