Amazon has announced that it is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year.
Amazon’s delivery service partners will have access to the new fleet of zero-emission vehicles to make deliveries to customers in Europe this year. The order is a milestone for Mercedes-Benz Vans, marking the largest order of EVs for the manufacturer to date, and makes Amazon its largest sustainable transportation partner worldwide.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, said: “Amazon is adding 1,800 electric delivery vehicles from Mercedes-Benz as part of our journey to build the most sustainable transportation fleet in the world, and we will be moving fast to get these vans on the road this year.”
More than 1,200 EVs in the order will be comprised of the newest electric commercial van available at Mercedes-Benz – the eSprinter, which includes a raft of safety features, including electrical parking brake, active brake assist, reverse camera, blind spot assist, and more.
The remaining 600 vehicles will be comprised of the manufacturer’s midsize electric van, the eVito, to give Amazon delivery service partners operating in geographies that require a smaller-format vehicle access to a zero-emissions delivery option.
“I am delighted that we are further intensifying our long-standing partnership with Amazon and working together on the battery-electric future of transportation,” said Marcus Breitschwerdt, head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. “With the eVito and the eSprinter, we have electric vehicles in our portfolio that are ideally suited for the requirements of the courier-, express- and parcel-service industry for goods delivery on the so-called ‘last mile’ in terms of their equipment and range.”
