MOBILITY
MOBILITY
In Europe , too , there are signs that logistics is embracing EV solutions . Denmark-based DFDS is Northern Europe ’ s largest shipping and logistics company , with 8,000 employees across 20 countries . When it comes to deploying electric trucks in its fleet , DFDS is in the vanguard of logistics companies .
In December 2021 , it placed an order with Volvo Trucks for 25 heavy electric trucks , on top of the 100 Volvo FM electric trucks it made in October of that year . Earlier in 2023 , 20 of those trucks debuted in its commercial fleet .
Yet Niklas Andersson , DFDS ’ s Head of Logistics Division stresses that – although the e-trucks will have a “ significant impact on our carbon emissions ” – moves to decarbonise the wider logistics industry requires “ much more than financial investment ”.
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