We will add nearly 5,000 electric vans to our network, our largest deployment in Europe. The electric vans from Mercedes-Benz will join our transportation network over the coming months, and be divided amongst five countries including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the UK. This investment is part of our work toward The Climate Pledge, our goal to achieve net-zero carbon across our operations by 2040. The vans will join thousands of zero-exhaust emission vehicles already deployed across Europe by us and our delivery partners, including electric vans, e-cargo bikes, e-mopeds, and pushcarts.
We will add new eSprinter and eVito electric vans from Mercedes-Benz which, combined, are expected to travel more than 100 million kilometres and deliver more than 200 million packages each year. Together with Mercedes-Benz, we have worked together to customise the vans based on learnings from drivers and delivery partners. The new vans include enhanced features for driver safety and ergonomics, as well as for delivery efficiency, such as custom shelving for package organisation. The vans will be manufactured in Germany and Spain.
Neil Emery, Amazon, Director, Global Fleet & Product, said: “This deployment of nearly 5,000 electric delivery vans further underscores our work to reduce carbon emissions in our operations. From electric bikes to vans to trucks and infrastructure, we are well on our way to transforming our transportation network. We look forward to continuing to work with Mercedes-Benz, other vehicle manufacturers, and policymakers to enable even faster electrification and decarbonisation across Europe.”
Sagree Sardien, Head of Sales & Marketing Mercedes-Benz Vans, said: "I am delighted that we are further intensifying our long-standing relationship with Amazon, and are working together towards the electric future of transportation.”
To help decarbonise our business, we're working to increase route efficiency and scale zero-exhaust emission and alternative fuel vehicles. We have more than 30,000 electric delivery vehicles in our global transportation network. We're also engaging with industry and governments to accelerate the deployment of charging infrastructure.
We recently placed our largest-ever single order of electric heavy trucks, with more than 200 new eActros600 vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Trucks to join our middle-mile transportation network beginning this year. The electric trucks will be deployed across high-mileage routes in the UK and Germany, transporting trailers to and from our fulfilment centres (FC), sort centres and delivery stations. We will install 360kW electric charging points at key sites, capable of charging the batteries of the 40-tonne trucks from 20 to 80 percent in just over an hour. The zero-exhaust emission vehicles are expected to transport more than 350 million packages each year once fully operational.
In addition to scaling electric trucks and vans, we've established more than 60 micro-mobility hubs in over 45 European cities, enabling millions of zero-exhaust emission deliveries on foot or using electric cargo bikes. Recent additions include Florence, Rome and Vienna, joining London, Paris, Milan, and Munich.
