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Greener parcels: Royal Mail to add 3,000 electric vehicles to fleet

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock 11 June 2021 • 3 min read
Royal Mail delivery vans charging in Bristol | Credit: Royal Mail
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Royal Mail delivery vans charging in Bristol | Credit: Royal Mail

News comes as rival delivery company DPD announces it has also purchased 750 e-vans

Royal Mail has announced plans to buy 3,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to deliver goods to customers located in the increasing number of cities around the UK with Clean Air Zones planned. The mail giant...

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