We bring you good climate news on many fronts every week, but sometimes we need to focus on one in particular, administering big slices of the Death of Carbon by a Billion Cuts. Today it is delivery vans, one of the most visible signs of progress for everyone in the cities and suburbs around the world, and many further out into the countryside. Almost anywhere that packages or mail get delivered.
And, hey, the world reached 2 terawatts of solar, with projections of getting to 8 before 2030. As I wrote a while back
Mar 12, 2019 — According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), global capacity for solar and wind power generation has exceeded 1 terawatt.
Terawatts! Petawatts!
The first terawatt of wind and solar came in 2018. Even before that, the world had a terawatt of hydro. So we are working on our third Green terawatt now, ...
Renewable Tuesday: The Next Terawatt of Renewable Electricity, and the Next, and the Next
Apr 14, 2020 — That first TW of wind and solar, on top of a pre-existing base of about a terawatt of hydropower, took more than 40 years. We are in the midst ...
Jul 5, 2024 — Back in 2019, I wrote The First Green Terawatt Was the Hardest, and then Renewable Wednesday: Mo Green Terawatts in 2020. Now look at us go.
Delivery Vans
Numbers
2022 U.S Commercial Van Sales Figures By Model (With Rankings)
380,000/year
How many commercial vehicles are there in the world?
In 2015, there were 335 million commercial vehicles in the world dedicated to road transportation. This is excluding passenger vehicles (personal vehicles). This includes trucks, commercial cars, and every other commercial vehicles.
The Top 9 Pick-Up and Delivery Services in America
Electric Van Market Size, Share, Forecast, Report, 2030
The global electric van market was valued at 106.8 thousand units in 2022 and is expected to reach 1,082.9 thousand units by 2030 at a CAGR of 33.6 % during the forecast period 2022-2030.
Amazon
There is a lot to dislike over Amazon’s corporate mistreatment of workers and other issues, but we have to celebrate a tipping point like this, where Amazon is out in front of the industry.
Amazon Has Over 15,000 Rivian Electric Delivery Vans Now
What It’s Like To Deliver For Amazon In New Rivian Vans
USPS
The U.S. Postal Service's plans for a nationwide fleet of electric vehicles are getting closer to being realized. The service awarded contracts on Tuesday for 9,250 battery electric vehicles and for more than 14,000 charging stations.
The vehicles purchased are Ford E-Transit Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), which according to USPS are "100 percent electric." It's part of the agency's plans, announced in December, to make 75% of its newly acquired vehicles, known as Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, over the next five years electric. After 2026, NGDV purchases will be 100% electric, the agency said.
The goal is to have a fleet of 66,000 electric vehicles deployed by 2028.
Federal Express
UPS
New UPS electric vehicles hit the streets of Europe
We’re rolling out over 100 new electric vehicles (EVs) in Paris! And the best part? This is just the beginning of a broader rollout across Europe, with more than 600 electric vehicles set to deliver for our customers before the end of 2024.
Made just for us: These IVECO eDaily vehicles were custom-made for UPS, keeping in mind our people’s needs.
🗺 Long range: Our EVs can drive up to 142 miles before recharging!
DHL
The making of a sustainable vehicle fleet
When we wanted to add EVs to our fleet 10+ years ago, there weren’t a lot of options in the marketplace. So, we bought a startup EV company and developed our own.
Since then, we’ve tested almost every e-vehicle that has entered the market, assessing performance and matching it to our needs. KPIs [Key Performance Indicators] like range, speed, payload, agility, and cost-benefit ratio determine which EVs make the cut.
Plugging into an electric vehicle future
60% of all DHL’s last-mile vehicles electric by 2030
China
Electric vehicle industry in China
China dominates the plug-in electric bus and light commercial vehicle market, reaching over 500,000 buses (98% of global stock) and 247,500 electric commercial vehicles (65% of global stock) in 2019,[citation needed] and recording new sales of 447,000 commercial EVs in 2023.789788
In the Pipeline
This Tiny Electric Van Means BIG Business!
Prodrive and ELM (Electric Last Mile) have a prototype van that can hold a fully-loaded warehouse pallet.