DHL US fleet now encompasses 50 Orange EV yard trucks
Eight years after commercially deploying its first Orange EV truck, DHL now owns and operates 50 Orange EV yard trucks. More Orange EV electric yard trucks are on order. DHL Supply Chain became Orange EV’s first customer in October 2015, and their first re-order came a year later. Orange EV electric yard trucks are now deployed to more than 30 DHL Supply Chain sites across the US, and the company has committed to phasing out diesel yard trucks by 2025.
Orange EV is a heavy-duty electric truck manufacturer and has more than 1,000 trucks deployed across 36 states. With the new electric yard trucks, DHL estimates that more than 2,500 tons of carbon dioxide would be saved annually.
“DHL Supply Chain’s first two Orange EV orders are a great example of how we work together to right-size a fleet’s EV projects to economically meet site specifications and rigorous duty cycles,” said Kurt Neutgens, Orange EV co-founder, President and CTO. “DHL Supply Chain first purchased an Extended Duty truck and charger, then later added a Standard Duty truck that utilized the existing charger. The site had plenty of capacity for Orange EV’s low-voltage trucks, and DHL’s well-trained, committed team maximized opportunity charging to keep both trucks running at peak efficiency.”
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