Posted on July - 01 - 2011
FedEx outlines plans to add clean diesel and electric vehicles in Memphis
The Memphis market figures prominently in FedEx Corp. testing of different electric vehicle types and mass replacement of conventional vehicles with clean diesel Sprinter vans.
Two conventional pickup and delivery trucks are being converted to all-electric powertrains and will be put in service by FedEx Express in Memphis later this summer.
FedEx said this week its express delivery unit also is buying 92 Sprinters, featuring lower-emission BlueTEC clean diesel technology, for high-mileage routes in Tennessee. They’re part of a 4,000-Sprinter purchase nationally, representing replacement of a tenth of the fleet.
The two conventional-to-electric conversions are among 24 new all-electric vehicles that will more than double the electric fleet to 43 vehicles. Other types of electric vehicles will be deployed in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Additionally, FedEx Express is testing fiveposite vehicles from Utilimaster in Detroit, Memphis, Jackson, Tenn., and Jonesboro, Ark.bining efficient engine with lightweight body, the vehicle dubbed “The Reach” has achieved a 35 percent improvement in fuel economy.
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