Co-op to roll-out electric home delivery vehicles

Co-op has unveiled plans to replace its fleet of fossil-fuel powered home delivery vans by 2025, having received its first electric vehicles for online home delivery.

The convenience retailer, who became the first British retailer to become a signatory of the UN’s ‘Our Only Future’ campaign, says that the drive towards greener vehicles will enable groceries ordered through Co-op’s own online shop to be delivered using electric vehicles.

Chris Conway, head of eCommerce at Co-op, said: “Our focus is to continue to innovate and look for new and better ways to do business in our communities and to expand access to our products and services. In addition to offering quality and value quickly, easily and conveniently, we need to do this sustainably, and by replacing all our own home delivery vehicles and working collaboratively with partners with shared values we can ensure we further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, something which is essential if we are to have a healthy and sustainable natural environment to pass on to future generations.”

In addition to replacing all its own home delivery vehicles, Co-op works with partners who use low and zero emission transport, including Deliveroo – where Co-op is the most widely available supermarket on the Deliveroo App. Additionally, Co-op works with Starship Technologies and was the first UK retailer to make zero emission robot deliveries which now take place in Milton Keynes and Northampton.