Parcel delivery company DPD has converted their entire fleet in Galway City to electric vehicles.
All diesel vans have been removed from DPD Ireland’s routes within Galway city, and parcel
deliveries will now be made by electric vehicles.
The Galway City depot has a fleet of 18 electric vehicles, delivering 650,000 parcels each year, and with this latest move to electric vehicles the company expects to offset 180 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Matty & Jennifer Heneghan, owners of DPD’s Galway City depot said, ““We are delighted to be serving the city of Galway with electric vehicles, and proud that our Galway network has become 100% fully electric.”
“The staff are honoured to be ambassadors on our journey to be Ireland’s most
sustainable parcel delivery company.”
Last year, DPD Ireland deployed Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a replacement fuel for diesel in its heavy goods vehicles (linehaul).
The line-haul routes carry parcels between DPD Ireland’s central sorting hub in Athlone and its 35 depots on the island of Ireland.
Powering all domestic linehaul routes with this sustainable biofuel, DPD expects to reduce its emissions by over 4,350 tons CO2e per year versus a conventional diesel operation.
Stephen Tummon, Sustainability Programme Manager at DPD Ireland, said: “I’d like to thank Matty, Jennifer and the team for their commitment and foresight in leading the way with our continued rollout of EVs.”
“The reduction in emissions for Galway supports our commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040,” he added.
