(NACFE) and RMI‘s latest research shows that vans and step vans in the US and Canada are 100% electrifiable today.
) and RMI‘s latest research shows that vans and step vans in the US and Canada are 100% electrifiable today. The reportreleased today calculates that electrifying vans and step vans would avoid about 43.5 million tons of COe emissions annually, equivalent to removing nearly 5 billion gallons of gasoline from our economy per year. Vans and step vans, most easily recognizable as package delivery vehicles, constitute about half of all registered commercial vehicles in North America.
In a volatile energy market, these findings are even more compelling. Shifting to electric package delivery vehicles is not only feasible and beneficial for climate action but will also make a significant impact on decreasing our dependence on foreign oil. Electricity, especially in the context of other fuel types, is less volatile and less expensive than gasoline.
“As recently as five years ago, I would have questioned the feasibility of electrifying North American van and step van fleets,”“The transition to cost parity happened quicker than most of us expected, and I’m as surprised as many to announce today that the electric market has arrived.
“For a long time, our couriers would actively go grab a gas vehicle if they could because they knew exactly what they were going to get. That is not the case anymore,”“A lot of them gravitate toward the new trucks that we have knowing that it is the best truck that we have, and it is going to drive the way they want it to, and they can have the nicest ride while they are out there working.
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