E-van deployment: Lyreco delivers electric
Since January 4, 2021, Lyreco has been supplying its customers in Basel City as well as in the city of St. Gallen with new e-vans. The provider of office and workplace solutions has been focusing on reducing its carbon footprint in its sustainability strategy since 2004.
Since the beginning of January, Lyreco has been expanding its strategy in the area of sustainability and environmental protection and has been operating exclusively with electric delivery trucks in two Swiss cities. Since then, customers in St. Gallen and Basel City have been receiving their orders using this environmentally friendly means of transport. With its range, the electric variant is particularly suitable for city trips. Electric vehicles have many advantages. In particular, the low air pollutant and noise emissions are significant.
Lyreco has been committed to sustainability and environmental protection for years. Since 2012, CO2 emissions have been reduced by 30%. The focus on a low-emission delivery solution began with the launch of the e-rickshaws in 2017 in downtown Bern, Basel and the city of Zurich. With the e-rickshaws, Lyreco Switzerland says it is expanding its commitment to the environment. The goal is to offer low-emission parcel delivery in all major Swiss cities by 2023, the company writes. To this end, another ten city tours will be equipped with e-vans over the next eighteen months. The next electric-powered delivery van will be deployed in the city of Zurich, the company says. In Switzerland, 60 chauffeurs in company-owned vans deliver 6500 customer orders every day.
Source: Lyreco
