By 2030, half of all trucks owned by major companies such as Unilever, Ikea and DHL must drive electrically. Together with a dozen other companies, they signed the mobility initiative EV100.
The Mobility Initiative represents the normalisation of electric driving for large companies, according to the initiators. The decision was taken by The Climate Group, during Climate Week taking place in New York this week.
With participants like Unilever and Leaseplan, The Climate Group has a great start, but the initiators stress that this is only the beginning. 'The transport sector is still the strongest growing environmental polluter,' the group said in a press release. The company also stresses that half of the cars on the roads are owned by companies.
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To encourage electric driving, the 10 signatories of the initiative promise to put infrastructure in place. Electric charging stations will be sufficiently placed around distribution centres and along frequently driven routes, making it easier for drivers to refuel.
Passenger transport on behalf of these companies must drive entirely electric, the covenant states. This means, among other things, that employees will be actively informed about the possibilities of electric driving and that electric cars will be a lot cheaper to lease than the diesel variant.
