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Amazon Switches To Bikes And Feet For London Deliveries

  • Jul 5, 2022
  • 1 min read

Written by: Katie Scott, Business Reporter

Amazon customers in London will soon see their packages arriving on e-cargo bikes and by foot as the retail giant ups its green credentials.


In a bid to reduce emissions by cutting down on the use of traditional vans, the company has created a new "micromobility" hub in London. It told the Press Association that this hub “will lead to a million more customer deliveries each year”.


Amazon ordered 1800 electric vans from Mercedes in 2020. It has also stated that all of its deliveries will be net-zero carbon by 2040. Plans to install 30,000 modular solar panels at Amazon facilities in Manchester, Coalville, Haydock, Bristol and Milton Keynes have also been announced and are set for completion by the end of the year.


John Boumphrey, Amazon's UK country manager, said: "Amazon is driving towards a global net-zero carbon future. One way we're doing that is through the transformation of our transportation networks. Our new e-cargo bikes, walkers and growing electric vehicle delivery fleet will help us make more zero emission customer deliveries than ever before across London and the UK in the coming months."


 
 

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