The Austrian Post has put into service its 3,000th electric vehicle, marking the beginning of the implementation of “Green Vienna.” The latest addition to the yellow-green electric fleet is stationed in Vienna, where the Post aims to deliver completely CO2-free by 2025.
By spring, the Post will deliver all letters, advertisements, printed media, and small packages in Vienna without emissions. The Post is investing around 20 million euros to replace its conventional vehicles with new electric vehicles and to expand the charging stations in its logistics locations in Vienna.
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The required electricity is generated by 13 photovoltaic plants with a capacity of 4.3 MWp and 4.5 MWp is currently being built. The Post operates the largest electric fleet in the country, including over 1,200 electric bikes, electric cargo bikes, electric scooters, and electric trikes, and over 1,800 electric transporters. The Post only buys green electricity from Austria.
The electric vehicles of the Post have proven themselves in daily use since 2011 and are also ideal for start-stop operation and are very popular among the delivery staff. The Post considers the entire lifecycle of the electric vehicles and their batteries, using software-supported battery monitoring including wear and tear prediction. By focusing on the second-life use of used vehicle batteries after upgrade, repair or recycling, these can also be used as stationary energy storage.
