FedEx to try out electric trucks in Los Angeles
FedEx Corp., which uses electric trucks for some of its routes in Europe and has set goals to reduce aircraft emissions 20 percent by 2020 and increase its vehicle efficiency by 20 percent by 2020, will test electric trucks for the first time in the United States.
Four purpose-built electric truck, optimized for electric operation, are slated to hit the road in the Los Angeles area starting in June.
Two of the new all-electric trucks come from Navistar, and are being assembled in Indiana. These are based on the Modec design already operated by FedEx in Europe. Ten such Modec vehicles serve FedEx routes in London and five more are on order for Paris.
Another pair of electric vehicles is being purchased from a different manufacturer for delivery to the Los Angeles area later in 2010. Both sets of electric vehicles are designed with a range that allows many FedEx Express couriers to make a full eight-hour shift of deliveries before their vehicles need recharging.
Read the full announcement from FedEx and track the route of the first electric trucks. The Memphis Business Journal has a full report.
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