A “big step forward” for DPD

Parcel delivery firm DPD has agreed a deal with Ford for 1,000 E-Transit vans this year, which will take DPD’s electric vehicle (EV) fleet to over 2,500 in total.  

DPD has purchased the 3.5t, 135kwh, long wheelbase version with 12.4 cubic metres of load space.  The vans will operate from depots right across the UK network and DPD will take delivery of the first E-Transits in May.

The Ford E-Transit order is part of DPD’s pledge to be ‘the greenest delivery company on the planet’.  In addition to running over 2,500 electric vehicles in the UK, DPD has also invested in a series of innovative recycling and circular economy initiatives that resulted in the company being named ‘Sustainable Business of the Year’ at the Business Champion Awards in London recently.

Olly Craughan, Head of Sustainability, DPDgroup UK commented: “Getting our hands on the electric Ford Transit feels like a really big moment. 3.5t vans are the workhorse of any delivery fleet, and we are no different. We’ve said all along that we need the main commercial van manufacturers to step-up with affordable models and largescale production of right-hand drive vans to really get the EV revolution going in the UK. And Ford have done just that.  The E-Transit is well priced, has a good range and comes with all the support you would expect from Ford.

“This order is a big step forward in terms of electrifying our whole fleet and becoming ‘the greenest delivery company on the planet’.”

Details of all of DPD’s sustainability initiatives can be found on its dedicated green website: https://green.dpd.co.uk/