DHL Sweden company cars to be eco-friendly
DHL Sweden will invest in a fleet of company cars consisting entirely of environmentally friendly vehicles. The current fleet consists of 439 vehicles, of which 44 percent already run on alternative fuels. This is the start of a long line of environmental projects as part of GOGREEN, DHL’s global environmental program.
The intention is that by 2020 at the latest, DHL will have reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent in comparison to 2007 levels.
Currently DHL in Sweden has a total of 439 company cars, of which 193, or approximately 44 percent, are clean cars. Common environmentally friendly models within the DHL company car fleet are the SAAB 9-3 BioPower, the SAAB 9-5 BioPower and the Volvo V70 Flexifuel.
DHL is to use the Vägverket (Swedish National Road Administration) list of environmentally friendly vehicles, and from now on all company cars that are leased out to employees must be environmentally friendly. Within three years at the very latest, current non-environmentally friendly company cars should also have been replaced with alternatives that meet stricter environmental requirements.
DHL Sweden will invest in a fleet of company cars consisting entirely of environmentally friendly vehicles. The current fleet consists of 439 vehicles, of which 44 percent already run on alternative fuels. This is the start of a long line of environmental projects as part of GOGREEN, DHL’s global environmental program.
The intention is that by 2020 at the latest, DHL will have reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent in comparison to 2007 levels.
By optimizing the utilization of resources in its own operations and on the part of its subcontractors, the aim is to reduce by a third the carbon dioxide footprint for each individual package, each individual consignment, and at each workplace.
Leaseplan, the vehicle leasing company, which currently has 600 customers and 25,000 cars out on lease, welcomes the decision.
For DHL employees who have to choose a company car, there will therefore in the future only be environmentally friendly alternatives on offer, in other words, company cars that run on alternative fuels, such as ethanol, biogas, natural gas, or electricity.
Currently DHL in Sweden has a total of 439 company cars, of which 193, or approximately 44 percent, are clean cars. Common environmentally friendly models within the DHL company car fleet are the SAAB 9-3 BioPower, the SAAB 9-5 BioPower and the Volvo V70 Flexifuel.
DHL is to use the Vägverket (Swedish National Road Administration) list of environmentally friendly vehicles, and from now on all company cars that are leased out to employees must be environmentally friendly. Within three years at the very latest, current non-environmentally friendly company cars should also have been replaced with alternatives that meet stricter environmental requirements.
