Printable Version Growing Environmentally-Friendly Delivery Fleet aids efficiency and cuts costs

We have recently added 92 hybrid-electric vehicles in the United States to our global delivery fleet, each one of them being a conversion of a standard FedEx delivery truck. The new vehicles increase the number of hybrid-electric delivery trucks in our fleet by more than 50%, further extending our leading position in the express industry. All our hybrid trucks will be re-branded with our FedEx EarthSmart™ logo, a symbol of our commitment to connect the world in responsible and resourceful ways through industry-leading, environmentally friendly innovations.

FedEx’s use of hybrid-electric vehicles in Europe plays an increasingly important part in our continuing drive for greater efficiencies. For example, in France we have more than 320 liquefied petroleum gas and electric-powered support units in use at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle hub in Paris; we operate both IVECO hybrid-electric and LPG vans in Milan, Turin, Vicenza and Malpensa area in Italy; and we recently started using 10 state-of-the-art Modec electric commercial vehicles in the UK alongside 38 liquefied petroleum gas Mercedes Sprinter vehicles for use in the greater London metropolitan area. Our couriers in big, congested city centres such as London also deliver many packages by bicycle or on foot.

Worldwide our hybrid-electric fleet has now logged more than four million miles of service since being introduced in 2004. Use of such vehicles in place of standard vehicles has reduced our fuel consumption by 44% and our carbon dioxide emissions by 75% - the equivalent of removing 279 cars from the road annually. An added benefit of the conversion programme has also been an extension in the working life of our vehicles, thereby helping us to eliminate waste production and create and enhance a reduce-and-reuse philosophy.

In addition to using hybrid vehicles we also always look to increase vehicle fuel efficiency and reduce emissions in our fleet by:

• carefully optimising our delivery routes and cycles, and using smaller, more fuel efficient sprinter vans whenever possible.
  
  
• operating a large and increasing number of electric and alternative-fuel support vehicles worldwide, including more than 500 forklifts and 1,600 ground equipment units at airports.
  
  

For further information on FedEx environmental programmes, please visit http://about.fedex.designcdt.com/corporate_responsibility/the_environment