I know the Americans get a lot of stick regarding their green footprint---but as Biglorryblog is getting rather tired of telling you, there are truck and van companies doing something about reducing their emissions. Take FedEx for example, its existing hybrid-electric truck fleet has already more than two million miles of service under its belt. And along the way it's helped to improve fuel economy by 42%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 30% and cut particulate pollution by 96%.
Now I know what you're thinking...two million miles for a company with as many commercial vehicles as FedEx is small beer. Maybe so, but from little acorns etc, etc....And in the meantime FedEx is putting a further 75 hybrid vehicles into service in the US and Europe and will soon have more than 170 hybrid vehicles around the globe, including the largest fleet of commercial hybrid trucks in North America, which comprise nearly one-third of the deployed North American hybrid market.
Indeed FedEx is the first company in its industry to introduce hybrid vans into its fleet, and now works with a diverse group of manufacturers, including Eaton Corporation, Isuzu and Iveco. It's also to purchase 20 vehicles that use an Azure Dynamics hybrid system and Ford gasoline engine and chassis, representing one of the first gasoline hybrid-electric delivery trucks in commercial use.
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“Two million miles of FedEx service is a significant milestone for hybrid vehicles,” Mitch Jackson, director of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, FedEx Corp tells BLB. “FedEx continues to work to advance clean truck technology. We now need the collective leadership of business, nonprofits and government to make cleaner delivery vehicle technology widely available. It’s time for the truck manufacturing industry to create its version of the Prius: clean, affordable and widely available for truck fleets.” Well there's a thought. Does the industry need it's own 'Prius'...? You tell Biglorryblog.