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The Largest Zero-Emission Fleet in the World

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Thanks to Green Car Congress and Treehugger for this heads up:

Pretty interesting news, considering how big TNT is. More here, on TNT, and the press release on the subject.

The company has ordered 100 Newton electric delivery trucks manufactured by Smith Electric Vehicles, which adds to the 50 vehicles ordered last year.

The new fleet of 7.5 tonne trucks—currently the largest zero-emission fleet in the world—will replace diesel equivalents over the next 18 months.

The first tranche of 50 trucks will initially operate from TNT locations in London, Basildon, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Durham, Edinburgh, Enfield, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Luton, Northampton, Oxford, Paisley, Preston and Wolverhampton.

TNT is also piloting other Smith Electric battery-powered vans and trucks in the Netherlands, with a view to rolling them out across its wider European operations, in all major European cities.

TNT Express Services, in partnership with vehicle manufacturers, Smith Electric Vehicles, is unveiling the first trucks in the £7-million (US$13.6-million) fleet at the London Wetland Centre.

The TNT Newtons are powered by four Zebra Z5 sodium nickel chloride 21 kWh batteries, for a combined 84 kWh energy storage system. Each Newton can be fully charged from flat in approximately eight hours, using a standard three-phase industrial electricity supply. Smith also offers a Lithium-ion phosphate storage option from Valence.

The Newtons have a top speed of 50 mph and a range of up to 100 miles.

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