Left unchecked, urban freight will continue to be a major driver of the global climate crisis. Transport is responsible for 14% of the planet’s greenhouse gas emission sources, 40% of which comes from freight. Getting the sector to zero emissions requires a quiver of solutions ranging from battery-electric trucks to completely transforming the way cities move and receive goods.
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Optimize Now. Electrify Next.

In 2005, FedEx set a target to improve fuel efficiency by 50% by 2025. It has achieved 40% of this goal by optimizing routes, consolidating loads and choosing the right-sized vehicles for the job, says Boris Kort-Packard, chief engineer for FedEx. “To reach that last 10%,” he says, “will require a significant amount of electrification.”

Unfortunately, the charging infrastructure necessary to support that shift is not in place in many locations where the company operates, Kort-Packard says.

More: thecityfix.com/blog/the-road-to-zero-emission-cities-goes-through-freight/