Supplier drives commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030.

 

European corporate office products supplier Lyreco has invested £2.3million (US$2.6 million) in the expansion of its electric fleet of vans in the UK, taking the number of electric delivery vehicles from 17 to 67. 

 

Fifty new Ford E-Transit electric vans have been purchased to join the firm’s existing 17 Renault Master Z.E all-electric light goods vehicles. This development, combined with seeking to comply with legislation concerning vehicle emissions ahead of time, has meant that the Lyreco EV Fleet is now planned to be deployed across 13 of the firm’s 24 regional distribution centres (RDCs) across the country, in areas including Dartford, Edinburgh, Manchester and Oxford. 

 

The vans at the Lyreco National Distribution Centre site in Telford will be charged by electricity generated by the reseller’s own renewable energy solar panel-powered charging stations. 

 

Acquisition of the new vehicles is in line with Lyreco’s goal to become completely carbon neutral by 2030. It also meets the firm’s Clean Van Commitment – a corporate pledge to move to zero tailpipe emission vans by 2028. 

 

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