Chronopost continues its sustainable development approach
Chronopost, a pioneer in clean delivery in town centres since 1998, is adding to its electric vehicle fleet.
In the Paris-Concorde Urban Delivery Zone, established in 2005 with the Paris mayor’s office, Chronopost is launching four Chrono Vans – new electric trucks manufactured by Goupil.
The new model, the G3, has a top speed of 40km/h, autonomy of 70km and can carry a payload of up to 600kg. The version developed for Chronopost is the longest at 50cm.
These new generation electric Chrono Vans are better adapted to the constraints of urban delivery and join the 13 electrical vehicles, three natural gas trucks and two Chrono Trolleys already in use at the Concorde Urban Delivery Zone.
The Urban Delivery Zone delivers 1,700 parcels per day in the 7th and 8th arrondissements in Paris.
For Chronopost, the challenge is to further reduce the impact of its urban activity in terms of noise, space and atmospheric pollution. Between 2006 and 2008, the Concorde Urban Delivery Zone operations with electric vehicles helped reduced greenhouse gas emissions for the site’s vehicles by 54 percent.
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