Amazon is to invest €1bn in European electric fleet, including micromobility hubs and e-cargo bikes. The US online retailer said the investment would help its electric van fleet in Europe more than triple from 3,000 vehicles to more than 10,000 by .
Using local micro-fulfilment centres (MFCs) could significantly reduce traffic and emissions from last-mile deliveries in cities, according to a new study from Accenture in collaboration with Frontier Economics.
City of London Corporation teams up with Amazon to cut delivery vehicles and improve air quality What is city talk?
Getty Images
The City of London Corporation has approved its first Last Mile Logistics Hub to consolidate deliveries across central London, reduce traffic and cut harmful emissions.
The Planning and Transportation Committee approved the initiative which will transform 39 car parking spaces within the underutilised London Wall Car Park into a hub for Amazon Logistics.
The final leg of parcel deliveries will be undertaken by e-cargo bikes and people on foot, removing large numbers of delivery vehicles from City streets.
The City Corporation’s Transport Strategy commits to ensuring the Square Mile is a healthy, attractive and easy place to live, work, learn and visit. It outlines the need to reduce the impact of motorised freight on the City by delivering a programme which includes Last Mile Logistics Hubs.
Amazon to cut vehicle use in the City
(Getty Images)
Amazon has teamed up with the City of London Corporation to reduce the number of delivery vehicles from streets in the Square Mile.
The final leg of Amazon’s parcel deliveries will be made by e-cargo bikes and people on foot to reduce traffic and cut harmful emissions.
The plan will take up to 85 vehicles off the roads each day according to Alistair Moss, Chair of the Planning and Transportation Committee at the City of London Corporation. This will mean 23,000 less vehicle journeys in central London every year.
Moss said: “We are determined to deliver better air quality and to improve road safety for our residents, workers and visitors. This commendable scheme delivers on both counts.”