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FedEx Express Canada took delivery of its first 50 electric BrightDrop vans
In June 2023, the Ontario-built Zevo 600s went to Toronto, Montreal and Surrey as part of a larger order.
In June 2023, FedEx Express Canada received its first 50 battery-electric GM BrightDrop delivery vehicles, for use in Toronto, Montreal and Surrey, B.C.
The vehicles
- The BrightDrop Zevo 600 runs on GM's Ultium platform, is designed for last-mile delivery and has a range of up to 400 kilometres.
- It is built in Ontario, where GM invested nearly $1 billion to convert its CAMI plant to electric vehicle production.
- The 50 vehicles were the first under a larger deal for 2,500 BrightDrop units.
FedEx had installed 80 chargers across the three Canadian markets and said it was adding more at its Canadian facilities.
FedEx's targets
FedEx said it aimed for a fleet with zero tailpipe emissions by 2040. It planned for half of its parcel delivery vehicle purchases worldwide to be electric by 2025, and all of them by 2030.
Dean Jamieson, vice-president of operations at FedEx Express Canada, said the deployment was part of the company's goal of carbon-neutral operations worldwide by 2040.