FedEx Expands Hybrid Fleet
FedEx Corp. said it has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet, the first standard FedEx delivery trucks converted to hybrid-electric systems.
The addition of the 92 trucks to FedEx’s hybrid-electric fleet boosted the level by more than 50%, to 264 from 172.
The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and Eaton Corp., which provided the hybrid-electric systems.
The carrier said its hybrid fleet has logged more than 4 million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons.
The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C., during the past six months and created 50 new, temporary “green” jobs in the area, FedEx said.
The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven.
