OUR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE AND ONGOING PROJECTS
We operate a fleet of approximately 160 tractors and 110 trucks (18 and 7.5 tonnes) on average every day of the year, delivering everything from production parts to factories, customer products from warehouses to retailers, products from warehouse to warehouse, or supplies to hospitals. The amount of carbon dioxide emitted from this transport activity is 18,000 tonnes per year, accounting for about 26% of all Yusen Logistics UK’s emissions. In the UK, the sale of fossil fuel-based medium- duty trucks will be banned by 2035. Therefore, with the support of all our stakeholders, we are exploring ways to offer transportservices that comply with the upcoming regulations well in advance of the ban. This will enable us to build experience of operating clean transport and avoid the business impacts that a sudden switch-over would entail, whilst also reducing our carbon emissions in the interim. After a thorough 10-day study conducted during summer 2022, it was decided that two Renault E-Tech 19 tonne Electric trucks would be deployed to our sites in Derby and Erith to support our customer Howdens. Swarco 22kW Charge points were also installed at each site, including power supply upgrades to enable future expansion of the fleet. During the summer 2022 trial, the total distance driven was 1,720 miles, covering 113 deliveries and delivering 44 tons of products to customer depots, whilst generating a net saving of 1.3 tons of CO 2 .
Howdens have been working in partnership with Yusen Logistics since 2020 and Yusen have helped support the expansion of the Howdens XDC (cross-dock centre) Network. This has included the setup and delivery of four operational sites around the UK, operating 40 rigid vehicles on a daily basis. This has evolved with further support to the Howdens’ Primary Network with 21 tractor units operating from 3 sites in 2022. Recently, the relationship has been enhanced with Yusen Logistics supporting Howdens’ strategic road to carbon zero ambitions through the sourcing of two electric vehicles to be operated on the XDC Network. This provides another step forwards for Howdens to utilise different alternative fuel vehicles on their transport network. Gareth Sterland Head of Transport The project goals are to build experience of operating electric 19 tonne trucks in partnership with Howdens, accelerating our electrification roadmap and getting ahead of the 2035 government ban on fossil fuelled medium duty trucks, whilst reducing CO 2 emissions to achieve our objectives in the ESG story
Fleet data: • Renault E-Tech D-Wide 19T Rigid • Range: 155 miles • Battery: Lithium Ion (Nickel- Manganese-Cobalt), 265kWh • 22kW recharge time (0-90%): 10 hrs • 150kW DC recharge time: 2 hrs
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