Delivery

Almost three years after sharing renders for its electric goods hauler, Volta Trucks has announced that it's heading to the US. A Class 7 Volta Zero design-verification prototype is set to roll into California ahead of pilot trials in late 2023.

DHL's latest steps in electrification mightn’t be its most adventurous but are still significant, with the logistics giant placing an order for 2,000 electric Transit vans with Ford, and teaming up with the automaker on charging solutions.

Amazon has lofty and long-held ambitions when it comes to aerial deliveries and has today offered a glimpse of its latest Prime Air delivery drone, which it says will be lighter, quieter and capable of operating in the rain.

Back in January, REE Automotive began testing a new EV chassis for trucks dubbed the P7. Now the company has teamed up with EAVX and Morgan Olson to begin live demos and customer evaluations of a new walk-in step van prototype based on the platform.

Drones, driverless trucks and zippy little cargo pods could all feature as part of Walmart's future delivery services, and a new agreement with EV outfit Canoo brings another next-gen vehicle into the mix – the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV).

Amazon is looking to reduce its carbon footprint in central London with the launch of a micromobility hub for e-cargo bikes and walking couriers, which will replace thousands of traditional van trips each year.

Many of us will be familiar with package deliveries by truck, some may get their hot meals delivered by cargo bike and a few might even have had meds arrive by drone. Now Renault has combined all three for the E-Tech Master OptiModale concept.

Back in January, Elroy Air showed off a pre-production version of an autonomous cargo drone capable of carrying 500-lb loads over 300 miles, and we've now learned FedEx plans to soon put these capabilities to the test.

Eugene-based electric mobility company Arcimoto has teamed up with Silicon Valley autonomous driving startup Faction Technology to transform its three-wheeled electric Fun Utility Vehicle into a "driverless" pod for last-mile deliveries.

Nuro has revealed the design for its 3rd-gen autonomous delivery pod, which can carry more groceries per trip, and comes with an external pedestrian airbag to the front that's "optimized to reduce the force of impact" in the event of collision.

General Motors new spin-off BrightDrop has completed its first delivery less than twelve months after it was launched. The company's EV600s have been handed off to FedEx, who will put them to work along its growing charging network in California.

Sydney-based ebike maker Zoomo has announced the US launch of the Zoomo One utility ebike, which has been designed to encourage last-mile delivery operations to make the switch from gas-powered mopeds to cleaner package hauling.