- The company met its goal of deploying more than 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in 2024 – a year ahead of schedule
- Indian vehicle manufacturers, charging infrastructure providers, and its Delivery Service Partners worked with Amazon to achieve the goal
- The company is working on further electrifying its delivery fleet, testing electric heavy goods vehicles between Bengaluru and Chennai.
Achieving this goal more than a year early is an important milestone in Amazon’s efforts to meet its Climate Pledge commitment of net-zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. The achievement reduces carbon emissions by taking traditional diesel vehicles off Indian roads.
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| Abhinav Singh - VP Operations, Amazon India and Kara Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer, Amazon with Amazon EV fleet and Delivery Associates celebrating 10,000 EVs goal a year early |
Amazon continues to make progress in decarbonising its fleet and is the first e-commerce company to test long-range electric heavy trucks along the 350km Bengaluru-Chennai highway under The Climate Pledge’s Laneshift Initiative. The project brings together industry leaders including Amazon, Ashok Leyland, Billion-E, and ChargeZone to explore the potential of long-range electric freight transportation.
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| Shri Kirtivardhan Singh, Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Minister of State for External Affairs, delivering keynote at Amazon India Sustainability Summit 2024 |
As well as bringing together vehicle manufacturers and charging infrastructure providers, Amazon and The Climate Pledge have enabled hundreds of new jobs in India, thanks to collaboration with Delivery Service Providers, fleet operators, and finance providers.
Abhinav Singh, Vice President, Operations at Amazon India, said: “Having more than 10,000 electric vehicles in our fleet and successfully testing long-range electric trucks are achievements that we are very proud of at Amazon. As a company and as a country, we must transition to zero tailpipe emission trucks to meet India’s net-zero goals and cut reliance on diesel freight. The logistics industry still faces limited charging infrastructure and range anxiety, and we are excited to continue to work with the government and key players in the industry to find solutions.”
Amazon has developed custom EVs through collaborations with leading manufacturers like Volvo Eicher, Tata Motors, Mahindra Electric, Ashok Leyland and Altigreen. The company enables affordable financing for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers and trucks, helping to lower adoption barriers among Delivery Service Providers and Delivery Associates, working with fintech firms including Risewise, VidyutTech, cKers, Turn0, NBFCs, lending institutions and the Small Industries Development Bank of India. The company has also collaborated with government initiatives like "Shoonya" and NITI-Aayog's e-FAST program.
Abhinav Singh, Vice President, Operations at Amazon India, said: “Having more than 10,000 electric vehicles in our fleet and successfully testing long-range electric trucks are achievements that we are very proud of at Amazon. As a company and as a country, we must transition to zero tailpipe emission trucks to meet India’s net-zero goals and cut reliance on diesel freight. The logistics industry still faces limited charging infrastructure and range anxiety, and we are excited to continue to work with the government and key players in the industry to find solutions.”
Amazon has developed custom EVs through collaborations with leading manufacturers like Volvo Eicher, Tata Motors, Mahindra Electric, Ashok Leyland and Altigreen. The company enables affordable financing for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers and trucks, helping to lower adoption barriers among Delivery Service Providers and Delivery Associates, working with fintech firms including Risewise, VidyutTech, cKers, Turn0, NBFCs, lending institutions and the Small Industries Development Bank of India. The company has also collaborated with government initiatives like "Shoonya" and NITI-Aayog's e-FAST program.
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