Galway city has become the second city in DPD Ireland’s network to be 100 per cent fully electric.
All diesel vans have been removed from DPD Ireland’s routes within Galway city, and parcel deliveries will now be made by electric vehicles, making Galway DPD Ireland’s second ‘green city’.
The company says the move is part of a wider initiative by DPD Ireland to reduce CO2 per parcel by 60 per cent by 2025. It also aims to decarbonise its Irish fleet by 2030.
The Galway city depot has a fleet of 18 electric vehicles, delivering 650,000 parcels each year, and DPD says this latest move to electric vehicles will generate savings of 180 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Galway city depot owners, Matty and Jennifer Heneghan, are "delighted to be serving the city of Galway with electric vehicles". "We are proud our Galway network has become 100 per cent fully electric. The staff are honoured to be ambassadors on our journey to be Ireland’s most sustainable parcel delivery company.”
DPD Ireland's sustainability programme manager Stephen Tummon, says the reduction in emissions for Galway supports the company's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.
“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."
Last year, DPD Ireland deployed Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO ) as a replacement fuel for diesel in its heavy goods vehicles (linehaul ). The linehaul routes carry parcels between DPD Ireland’s central sorting hub in Athlone and its 35 depots on the island of Ireland.
By powering all domestic linehaul routes with this sustainable biofuel, DPD expects to reduce its emissions by more than 4,350 tons CO2 per year versus a conventional diesel operation.
