ACTIONS
E-vehicles are currently used in congested urban areas. Austrian post already provides almost completely noise & carbon emission-free letter deliveries in many state and district capitals, such as Graz where conventional mopeds and vans have been replaced by more than 200 BEVs and charging stations, including the first high-capacity e-parcel transport vehicles.The provincial capitals Innsbruck and Salzburg are due to switch over to emission-free deliveries in 2023, needing about 200 e-vehicles & charging points. Austrian Post has started the process of guaranteeing emission-free parcel deliveries in Vienna: the first 50 e-parcel transport vehicles were on the road at the end of the year.
The needed charging infrastructure will be installed in parallel of the deployment of an electric fleet, resulting in further 530 AC and 135 DC charge points. A first innovative charge@home solution will go live in 2023 to support an efficient fleet roll-out and operation along with an increased employee satisfaction.
RESULTS AND IMPACT
Austrian Post will bring further 1,000 e-vans into operation in 2023, ramping up the share towards 40% emission-free vehicles the end of 2023. The objective is to achieve 100% electric vehicles for the last mile of delivery in Austria by 2030.
