DHL Supply Chain places order for Tesla electric semi Trucks
DHL Supply Chain has placed an order for ten Tesla Electric Class 8 Semi Trucks.
In a statement issued today (29 November), DHL Supply Chain said it will test the trucks, which will be available in 2019, at its customer operations in major U.S. metro cities.
The trucks will be used for shuttle deliveries and same-day customer deliveries, and will be tested for mileage efficiency on longer runs from major markets to other DHL operations across the country.
Jim Monkmeyer, President of Transportation at DHL Supply Chain North America, commented: “This is a revolutionary approach to trucking, and we want to be a part of it for our customers, for our employees and for our industry.”
Taking on the Tesla trucks is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s plans to be seen as a “driver of electromobility and market leader in green logistics”. The “GoGreen” program aims to help Deutsche Post DHL Group become the first logistics company to reduce all logistics-related emissions to net zero by 2050. The group has its own electric vehicle manufacturer – StreetScooter – and, as Post&Parcel reported yesterday, Deutsche Post DHL Group now has 5,000 StreetScoot electric vans operating in Germany, as well as some 10,500 e-bikes and e-trikes.
