Robots, bikes and vans: DPD plots optimum route to electric future

Read this article to find answers to the following:

- How is DPD progressing with the electrification of its diesel van fleet, and what are the company's targets for zero-emission deliveries?

- What strategies is DPD using to optimise the charging and usage of its electric vehicles to ensure efficiency across its fleet?

- What alternative delivery solutions, such as robots and eCargo bikes, is DPD trialling, and how successful have these trials been?

- How is DPD addressing the challenges of transitioning larger vehicles, such as trucks, to zero-emission options while maintaining operational efficiency?

DPD is deploying a range of zero-emission solutions as part of a holistic decarbonisation strategy, led by an acceleration of its electric van transition plan.

Robots, eCargo bikes, micromobility and drones have all been considered or trialled – and in some cases dismissed – but the most pressing priority has been to electrify the 10,000 diesel vans and boost the number of zero emission deliveries in urban areas.