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Royal Mail has strengthened its position as the UK’s largest electric delivery fleet with the deployment of its 6,000th electric vehicle at its Manchester Mail Centre, joining the 15 others already in operation at the center.
There are currently 240 Royal Mail offices across the UK using EVs for mail and parcel deliveries and collections, with a large majority charged on-site using a purchased 100% renewable electricity supply, meaning they are zero-emission.
Alistair Cochrane, Royal Mail’s chief operating officer, said, “It’s so exciting to hit this major milestone just as we enter 2025. Electric vehicles are an essential part of our plan to be net zero by 2040 and offer so many benefits for both our staff and customers. Our zero-emission vehicles make our deliveries greener, reducing noise and air pollution in local communities.”
In July, Royal Mail announced it was adding another 2,100 electric vans to its fleet over the next year as part of the company’s overall annual vehicle replacement plan and to help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. It already has the largest electric delivery fleet in the UK, and the additions will increase the electric fleet to 7,100 vans.
When all the new vans are in use, they are expected to reduce Royal Mail’s total emissions by around 6,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.
Royal Mail has also introduced hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to fuel many of its heavy goods vehicle fleet; this is a renewable alternative to diesel that produces up to 90% fewer direct carbon emissions compared to diesel.
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