We have made a new clean vehicle roadmap, which includes a plan to take into use up to thousands of new electric, biogas and hydrogen vehicles within the next eight years. Finland's first electric truck has already been ordered.
Posti's net zero emission goal was approved by SBTi as the first logistics company in the world. A lot of work has already been done to reach the goal: Posti has, among other things, Finland's largest heavy biogas fleet, and more than a hundred electric vans have been purchased this year alone.
Posti has now decided on a clean vehicle roadmap that extends to 2030. The implementation of the roadmap would mean the purchase of thousands of new electric vehicles, and it would contribute to ensuring that the company can transport fossil-free by the end of the decade.
The emission target, which now extends to 2030, has therefore been changed into a concrete and financially feasible plan, which will help us move to a clean transport fleet.
"Responsibility is a choice. Through SBTi, we are committed to climate goals based on the best scientific information. Now, for the first time, we have an economically viable vehicle roadmap that extends all the way to 2030, and what kind of equipment we will use to fulfill our promise to transport fossil-free by 2030," says Posti CEO Turkka Kuusisto.
According to the plan, over the next eight years, Posti would acquire up to a couple of thousand light electric vehicles, i.e., vans in practice, several hundred delivery trucks using electricity and biogas, and hundreds of biogas, electricity, and hydrogen powered heavy trucks. The final purchase quantities and the choice between different vehicle types are affected by the development of fleet technology.
"According to SBTi, it is extremely important that companies at least halve their emissions by the end of this decade and reach net zero by 2050. Posti is already committed to net zero by 2040, and the roadmap announced now is an important tool on this path," says Posti's director of sustainability, Noomi Jägerhorn.
Finland's first heavy electric truck already ordered
Heavy fleet
Fossil-free transportation is based on trucks powered by biogas, electricity and hydrogen.
Posti already has Finland's largest fleet of 19 LBG trucks. During the fall of 2022, 10 more gas trucks will be commissioned, so the total number will rise to 29.
During 2023, the number will increase to 33.
Finland's first heavy electric truck has already been ordered and will be available next spring.
Medium heavy fleet
During the current year, two delivery trucks using pressurized biogas, i.e. CBG, have been put into use.
During the next year, ten more are planned to be acquired.
Posti was one of the first to use a electric truck a year ago. Encouraged by the good experiences gained there, 10 more electric trucks will be put into use next year.
By 2030, the total number of CBG and electric trucks is planned to be more than 300 in the roadmap.
Light fleet
Posti currently has around 200 electric vans in use.
During the next year, more than a hundred more electric vans are planned to be purchased.
By 2030, the number will increase almost tenfold.
Next, Posti will approve a similar roadmap that applies to the transport of contract carriers. Transport carried out by partners is also within Posti's emissions target and will be fossil-free by 2030.