NorCal Logistics, a woman-owned FedEx contractor and pick-up and delivery service provider in Northern California, has taken a first step towards electrifying its truck fleet, ordering five electric Class 6 step vans from California-based Motiv Electric Trucks. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Motiv produces a range of electric vehicles,… Read more »
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Multistate FedEx and Amazon consolidator buys 20 Mullen Class 3 electric trucks
Cashflow on Wheels, a logistics company based in Houston, Texas, has ordered 20 Mullen Automotive THREE Class 3 electric trucks. The order, which has a retail value of approximately $1.4 million, will be fulfilled by Mullen dealer Pritchard Automotive. Founded in 2023, Cashflow on Wheels is focused on last-mile local delivery, as well as long-distance… Read more »
FedEx orders Shyft’s Blue Arc electric truck
US delivery and logistics service provider FedEx has placed an order for 150 Blue Arc electric trucks from specialty manufacturer Shyft for its pickup and delivery fleet in the US. The order follows pilot testing on last-mile delivery routes in Memphis, Tennessee. During the pilot, the Blue Arc truck operated extended 8-10 hour routes under… Read more »
FedEx Express Canada adds 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 EVs to its delivery fleet
GM subsidiary BrightDrop has supplied 50 of its Canadian-made Zevo 600 vans to FedEx Express Canada for last-mile delivery service in the Toronto, Montreal and Surrey areas. These 50 vans are part of an agreement between FedEx and BrightDrop to incorporate 2,500 BrightDrop EVs into FedEx operations in the coming years. According to FedEx, in… Read more »
BrightDrop delivers first 150 Electric Vehicle electric delivery vehicles to FedEx
FedEx has received its first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop, GM’s new commercial EV brand. The first 150 BrightDrop Zevo 600s were delivered throughout Southern California to FedEx Express. Powered by the Ultium battery platform, the Zevo 600 is designed for last-mile deliveries. GM says the Zevo 600’s time to market has been the… Read more »
Walmart, FedEx place large orders for electric delivery vans from GM’s BrightDrop
GM subsidiary BrightDrop has added Walmart to its roster of customers, and expanded its relationship with FedEx. Walmart has reserved 5,000 of BrightDrop’s EV600 and smaller EV410 electric delivery vans to support the retail giant’s growing last-mile delivery network. Walmart plans to use BrightDrop electric vans as part of its rapidly expanding InHome delivery service,… Read more »
GM delivers first BrightDrop EV600 electric vans to FedEx
The legacy automakers have a long history of making big publicity splashes for their EVs, then taking years to deliver. Well, things seem to be changing at GM, which has quietly beaten both Ford and Tesla to the electric pickup party, and stolen a march on Rivian/Amazon in the electric delivery van space. FedEx has… Read more »
FedEx to electrify its delivery fleet by 2040
FedEx has announced a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040. The delivery giant will invest $2 billion in vehicle electrification, sustainable energy and carbon sequestration. By 2040, FedEx says its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet will consist of electric vehicles. The goal will be met through phased programs to replace existing vehicles—by… Read more »
FedEx to install 42 DC charging stations for Chanje electric vans
FedEx will partner with Chanje Energy to electrify 42 FedEx locations in California. The DC charging stations are intended to support daily charging of 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles, which the courier announced it would add to its fleet last November. FedEx will purchase 100 of the vehicles from Chanje and lease 900 from… Read more »
FedEx orders 1,000 Chanje electric vans
In one of the largest fleet orders of EVs to date, FedEx has ordered 1,000 electric vans from California EV startup Chanje. The delivery giant said it will buy 100 Chanje V8100 vans outright, and will lease the remaining 900 from fleet management specialist Ryder System, which Chanje has designated its exclusive sales channel and… Read more »
