Deutsche Post builds eTransporter

Partnership for emission-free delivery transport
Important impetus for electric mobility in Germany

Bonn/Cologne, 14 June 2017

The new vehicle type is based on a Ford Transit chassis, which is equipped with a battery-electric drivetrain and a body structure in accordance with Post and DHL Paket specifications. Image: Deutsche Post DHL Group

StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, and Ford-Werke GmbH are entering into a partnership to build battery-powered delivery vehicles. After Deutsche Post has already made its mark on the market for smaller vans with the emission-free StreetScooter, which it developed and built itself, the partnership is now moving on to a larger vehicle type: the basis is a Ford Transit chassis, which is equipped with a battery-electric drivetrain and a bodywork according to the specifications of Deutsche Post and DHL Paket.

Production will start in July 2017 and at least 2,500 units will be deployed in Deutsche Post DHL Group's inner-city delivery operations by the end of 2018. This volume will make the joint project the largest producer of battery-electric medium-duty delivery vehicles in Europe.

Both companies, Deutsche Post DHL Group and Ford, share the same goal of helping to shape the mobility of the future by reducing emissions and developing new transport solutions. This partnership is a concrete and important step towards achieving these goals.

"I see this partnership as another important boost for electromobility in Germany," says Jürgen Gerdes, Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG. "This step underlines Deutsche Post's innovation leadership, will relieve the burden on city centres and improve people's quality of life. We are continuing to work on a completely CO2-neutral Logistics!“

"Electromobility and innovative transport solutions for urban areas are at the centre of our efforts to align our business with the requirements of the future," says Steven Armstrong, Group Vice President and President Europe, Middle East and Africa, Ford Motor Company. "For us as the market leader in the commercial vehicle segment in Europe, this partnership is the perfect complement to our plans. With StreetScooter and the Deutsche Post DHL Group, we have a partner with enormous expertise and a global network."

In addition to the new production line, production of the existing StreetScooter models will be significantly expanded, as already announced: StreetScooter GmbH plans to produce up to 20,000 units of its successful smaller e-delivery vehicle in different variants each year in Aachen and at a future additional production site in North Rhine-Westphalia. More than 2,500 StreetScooters are already in use throughout Germany for Deutsche Post. In addition, more and more external interested parties are registering demand or have already taken delivery of StreetScooters to convert their vehicle fleets to emission-free operation.

Source: Deutsche Post DHL Group press release dated 14 June 2017

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Published August 23, 2016

Deutsche Post puts 1000th StreetScooter e-bike into operation

E-bikes replace conventional delivery bikes and make work easier for letter carriers
Deutsche Post operates the largest e-fleet in Germany with 2,500 StreetScooters "Work" and 10,500 pedelecs
Local emissions target: 70 per cent of last-mile deliveries to be switched to clean solutions by 2025

The number of e-bikes is to be further increased in the coming years. Photo: Deutsche Post DHL Group

Osnabrück/Bonn, 30.03.2017: Deutsche Post today put the 1,000th e-bike of its StreetScooter subsidiary into operation in Osnabrück. The delivery bikes, which are electrically assisted up to 25 km/h, have a payload of up to 50 kg and make the work of letter carriers in urban areas much easier. As with the e-cars ("StreetScooter Work"), Deutsche Post delivery staff were involved in the development. The result is an e-bike that has considerable advantages over conventional electric bicycles in terms of ergonomics, efficiency, load distribution and safety standards. For example, instead of three letter containers, four now fit on the bike. The number of e-bikes is to be further increased in the coming years. In addition, Deutsche Post is testing the "E-Trike" from the StreetScooter company with a payload of up to 90 kg in some delivery districts, also for use in letter delivery.

"We are very serious about our climate protection offensive and are very passionate about it," says Jürgen Gerdes, Member of the Board of Management responsible for Deutsche Post DHL Group. "And in addition to the benefits for the environment, there are additional benefits for our employees, whom we equip with the most modern work tools."

Deutsche Post already operates the largest electric fleet in Germany with around 2,500 StreetScooter Work electric vehicles and a total of around 10,500 pedelecs (e-bikes and e-trikes). In the medium term, the Group intends to replace its entire delivery fleet with electric vehicles.

The e-mobility offensive is part of the ambitious environmental programme GoGreenThe Deutsche Post DHL Group aims to reduce all logistics-related emissions to net zero by 2050. One of the four sub-goals on the way to achieving this is to improve people's quality of life at the local level by 2025 through clean transport solutions.

To this end, the Group wants to switch 70 per cent of its own collection and delivery to clean solutions, for example by bicycle or electric vehicles.

Source: PM Deutsche Post DHL Group

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DE-News, Climate protection, eMobility