More e-vehicles in Swiss transport
E-mobility is the order of the day. In the fleet of DPD Switzerland, headquartered in Buchs near Zurich, 130 of 750 vans are currently fully electric. The courier service recently put ten more Renault Trucks E-Tech Masters into operation at its depot in Rothenburg.
With an average L2/LH size (length: 5.56 m, height: 2.49 m), these vehicles have a loading capacity of 11 cbm and are licensed for a total weight of 3.1 t. All-electric commercial vehicles are particularly designed for freight transport in cities, agglomerations or at the local level. They are assigned to 14 sites in Switzerland and in neighbouring countries.
DPD also has more than 400 pickup parcel shops. Currently, 95,000 parcels are delivered per day. The company, which has been active in Switzerland for 30 years, has 1,200 employees. (sh)