FedEx Office Pilots Ford E-Transit Vans for FedEx SameDay® City Service
09 Agosto 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Nine pilot markets selected to test Ford
E-Transits in various road and weather conditions
FedEx Office, a world-class provider of convenient,
state-of-the-art printing, packing and shipping services and
subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), in collaboration with Ford
Pro, today announced it is piloting ten Ford E-Transit vans across
its FedEx SameDay City network as part of the goal to transition
its entire pickup and delivery fleet to zero tailpipe emission
vehicles by 2040 in alignment with the overall fleet
electrification goal for FedEx. FedEx SameDay City is the company’s
local shipping option, which offers door-to-door delivery of
time-sensitive parcels within hours with real-time
notifications.
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FedEx SameDay® City courier in Ford
E-Transit electric delivery vehicle delivers package to customer's
home. (Photo: Business Wire)
The vehicles are being tested in nine markets coast-to-coast to
assess performance in different road and weather conditions:
Chandler, Ariz., Newark, Calif., Boca Raton, Fla., Clearwater,
Fla., Plantation, Fla., Chicago, Ill., Madison Heights, Mich.,
Allen, Texas and Frisco, Texas. The Ford E-Transit has a targeted
range of 126 miles on a single charge, making it an ideal vehicle
for local courier delivery. FedEx Office has installed charging
stations dedicated to these vehicles at each van’s home location
and will supplement with remote charging stations in each market as
needed to meet charging needs along courier routes.
“The EV market for commercial vehicles now has more options than
ever before, enabling FedEx Office to explore different sustainable
vehicle technologies to incorporate into our fleet as FedEx works
to electrify its entire parcel pickup and delivery fleet by 2040,”
said Brian Philips, president and CEO of FedEx Office. “FedEx
SameDay City is a perfect use-case for testing the capabilities of
the Ford E-Transit. With the vehicle’s range and the availability
of charging infrastructure, we are excited to see how this vehicle
performs in our operation and helps us understand the path forward
to scale an electrification strategy for FedEx Office.”
FedEx has set an ambitious goal to achieve global carbon neutral
operations by 2040. This goal includes transforming the entire
FedEx parcel pickup and delivery fleet to all-electric,
zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles by 2040. As part of this
transition, FedEx Office is first to test the Ford E-Transit for
FedEx and it help FedEx Office better understand how to transition
to electric transportation operations.
"We are thrilled FedEx Office selected E-Transit as the test
battery electric vehicle for FedEx SameDay City," said Tim
Baughman, general manager Ford Pro North America. "Ford Pro's
advancements in technology and work-ready electric products will
help companies like FedEx improve productivity, lower ownership
cost and accelerate a carbon emissions free future."
In addition to the Ford E-Transit, RoxoTM, the FedEx SameDay
Bot®, is being designed for same-day, last-mile delivery. As
e-commerce volumes continue to rise, Roxo could help transform the
future of shipping and logistics by making widespread same-day,
last-mile delivery a reality while providing a safer, more
sustainable solution with reduced street traffic and emissions.
By reducing emissions and waste, replacing older technologies
and vehicles, and revolutionizing facilities and packaging, FedEx
Office is taking significant action to advance its environmental
stewardship. In fiscal year 2021 (June 2020-May 2021) these
initiatives resulted in:
- Sustainable Paper Purchases: 99.8% of all paper
purchased by FedEx Office were sourced from third-party certified
sustainable forest programs.
- Recycling Programs: 9.4M pounds of paper, 15K pounds of
print consumables, 10.6K pounds of styrene and in a new program in
fiscal year 2022 about 38k toner cartridges recycled.
- Conserving Energy: The Energy Management System and LED
lighting used at FedEx Offices saved 52.2M kWH of electricity and
37K metric tons of CO2 (equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions of
8,000 cars).
FedEx Office recently introduced the Ford E-Transit to team
members across participating markets through a canned food drive
for local food banks and women’s shelters. This food drive resulted
in participation from team members in 60 FedEx Office stores and
the corporate headquarters resulting in a donation of hundreds of
reusable tote bags filled with items.
For more on sustainability at FedEx, please visit
fedex.com/sustainability.
About FedEx Office
FedEx Office gives small and medium businesses, large commercial
customers, and consumers convenient access to expert printing,
packing, shipping, and returns. The company’s digital-to-physical
capabilities support the growth of e-commerce with online design
and print, commercial and grand format signage, local and national
logistics solutions. More than 2,200 print and ship locations
include traditional retail stores complemented by locations inside
Walmart, as well as FedEx OnCampus at hotels, convention centers,
hospitals, corporate facilities, and universities. Customers work
closely with more than 13,000 team members to obtain custom design,
professional finishing, document creation, direct mail, signs and
graphics, promotional products, copying, computer rental, free
Wi-Fi, and corporate Print OnDemand solutions that include
nationwide delivery. The company offers FedEx Express® and FedEx
Ground® shipping with the flexibility of Hold at FedEx Location and
FedEx Returns, as well as packing services backed by the FedEx®
Packing Pledge. FedEx Office is also home to FedEx SameDay City
on-demand and scheduled local delivery service, as well as RoxoTM,
the FedEx SameDay Bot® under development for autonomous last-mile
delivery. For more information, please visit fedex.com/office or
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