Courier companies look to deliver a greener city
FedEx Express commissioned 10 electric vehicles in Hong Kong in March, the logistics giant's first zero-emission fleet in Asia as it attempts to reduce fuel consumption by 4 per cent in the city.
International delivery companies are taking the lead in cutting roadside emissions in Hong Kong and hope their local counterparts will follow suit.
FedEx Express commissioned 10 electric vehicles in Hong Kong in March, the logistics giant's first zero-emission fleet in Asia as it attempts to reduce fuel consumption by 4 per cent in the city.
The 10 electric vehicles have made the 254-strong delivery truck fleet greener.
Vehicles are the biggest source of air pollution in the city, with 67 per cent of carbon monoxide coming from road transport and 19 per cent of respirable suspended particulates emitted by cars, according to the Environmental Protection Department.
"The 10 Ford Transit vans, made by Smith Electric Vehicles, will be deployed in Chai Wan, Kennedy Town, Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin," said Anthony Leung, FedEx Express's managing director for Hong Kong and Macau.
FedEx has a fleet of 250 electric cars and 360 hybrid cars globally, which play a key role in pursuing its goal of saving more than 75 million litres of fuel every year. The company has just tightened its 2020 fuel consumption target to a 30 per cent cut from what it used in 2005.