Tesco has added 30 electric delivery vehicles to its Greater London fleet as part of its plan to go fully electric for home deliveries by 2028.
The grocery retailer is also installing 2,400 charging points for customers across 600 stores, some 400 stores are expected to see chargers installed by the end of the year.
Tesco said by the end of this initiative, it will have boosted the UK’s electric charging network by 14%.
Meanwhile, Tesco has launched a partnership with renewable energy investor, Low Carbon, to create three new solar farms in the UK.
The work is part of the retailer’s commitment to use 100% renewable electricity across the Tesco Group by 2030. Its figures show it could save 30,308 tonnes of CO2 per year, the equivalent of taking 14,457 cars off the road.
Furthermore, the company said it is on course for net zero UK operations 15 years ahead of the government’s deadline.
Jason Tarry, Tesco UK and ROI CEO, said: “In 12 months’ time, the UK will host the most critical climate change summit of the decade, known as COP26. At Tesco we want to play our part.
“That’s why we’ve brought forward our ambition to reach net zero in our UK operations by 15 years and made a series of new commitments to help us achieve that target, including reaching a new milestone today in our journey to using 100% renewable energy by 2030.”
