Vehicle manufacturers are “missing a trick” by not focusing on developing low emission urban delivery vans ahead of passenger vehicles, according to Mark Cavill, Royal Mail’s carbon management programme manager.

In an article on RoadTransport.com, Cavill commented that “commercial vehicles represent the ideal platform to showcase future propulsion technology.” Apparently, Royal Mail’s vans average just 47 miles per day and most travel on predefined delivery routes – meaning that range limitations and recharging requirements are not an issue in the way that they are for privately-owned vehicles.

Royal Mail is currently working on ways to reduce its total CO2 output by 50% by 2015. At present, 40% of Royal Mails CO2 emissions are due to its road transport operations.

Source: RoadTransport.com