Agency Report –
Bonn, Germany – Germany’s parcel-delivery industry is increasingly using electric transporters to deliver shipments.
Leading German logistics firm DHL stated in response to a dpa enquiry that it aims to increase the number of DHL electric transporters used for parcels by 4,600 to around 37,000 by the end of the year.
Competitors are also increasingly focusing on electric vehicles, but they are significantly behind market leader DHL: Hermes currently has 1,200 electric transporters in operation in Germany, according to its own information, while DPD has 300.
These companies also plan to acquire more electric vehicles for delivery, they said. With these investments, the companies said they aim to improve their carbon footprint and reduce their environmental impact.
DHL currently operates approximately 67,600 delivery vans for parcel delivery in Germany, with the electric share at 48%.
Hermes estimates the proportion of electric vehicles, including electric cargo bikes, to be 13%, but only 11.4% solely refers to vans.
At DPD, only 3.5% of transporters are electric, but this is expected to increase to 15% by the end of the year.
