FedEx Express today flagged off its first cross-border delivery trial from Malaysia to Singapore using an electric vehicle (EV), as part of the company’s “continuous exploration of ways to reduce its carbon footprint and promote sustainable logistics”.
The journey will be made by a Maxus eDelivery 7 electric van, which will head to a FedEx facility at Changi Airport in Singapore after departing from a FedEx station in Shah Alam this morning. The journey, spanning a total distance of 406 km, will see an estimated reduction of 100 kg in tailpipe CO2 emissions as compared to a standard diesel-powered van, the company says in a press release.
FedEx says it is using this trial as an “initial assessment of the operational effectiveness for future cross-border pick-up and delivery operations”, and insights gained from the journey will help guide future FedEx operations, in terms of both the environment, and the efficiency of its fleet.
Aside from Maxus, the logistics company has also partnered with Shell Recharge to provide charging facilities for the one-off trial run. The EV delivery van will be making a pit stop at the Shell Recharge Tangkak DC fast charger as part of its journey today.
“Our efforts to reduce emissions throughout our business means we need to think strategically about all of our ground operations, not just last-mile delivery,” said FedEx Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa President, Kawal Preet.
“This cross-border trial is a proof of concept that will help inform and advance our fleet electrification programme in the region, in line with our customers’ desire for sustainable time-definite delivery.”
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FedEx in May last year introduced two electric vans for the purpose of last-mile parcel pick-up and delivery operations within the Klang Valley. The latest cross-border trial will further the company’s efforts to achieve its global goal of an all-electric pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet by 2040.
Following the completion of this trial, FedEx Express Malaysia managing director, Tien Long Woon says that the company will be implementing other trials with the same vehicle, including other cross-border and local journeys, to further study the feasibility of EV logistics within the country.
