Ocado and Amazon steer different courses towards green delivery fleets

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Ocado claims its CNG delivery trucks will help slash the firm's CO2 emissions | Credit: Ocado
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Ocado claims its CNG delivery trucks will help slash the firm's CO2 emissions | Credit: Ocado

Ocado is expanding its fleet of CNG-fuelled trucks, as Amazon unveils its first custom designed electric delivery van

Online supermarket Ocado is forging ahead with plans to reduce the emissions of its extensive delivery fleet using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), as it yesterday revealed more than a third of its delivery...

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