PostNL has announced that starting Tuesday, it will deliver emission-free throughout Amsterdam’s city center by using electric vehicles. More specifically, it concerns the entire area within the A10 beltway, an area that is 3.5 times larger than the official zero-emission zone of the municipality of Amsterdam. 

Since the beginning of this year, PostNL has been delivering completely emission-free in 27 Dutch city centers. This exceeds the 14 city centers where this was legally required this year. Meanwhile, 30% of PostNL’s ‘last-mile’ deliveries throughout the Netherlands are now emission-free, and this number is expected to increase.

More than 4,000 tons of CO2 savings

PostNL’s electric trucks and vans cover more than 1.5 million kilometers per month. According to the company, this results in CO₂ savings of 4,045.5 tons per year – the equivalent to the annual emissions of more than five hundred Dutch households.

The transition to electric driving goes far beyond simply replacing vehicles. It also requires an intelligent charging infrastructure design, a new route planning method based on range, and attention to the daily practices of parcel delivery drivers.

Emission-free by 2030

PostNL aims to deliver completely emission-free in the Netherlands and Belgium by 2030. “The fact that we are leading the way in Amsterdam with emission-free delivery within the ring road is an important milestone on the way to this goal,” says PostNL Financial Director Linde Jansen.

Electric parcel delivery is beneficial for the climate, as well as for air quality and the overall quality of life in the neighborhood.