Co-op is expanding its electric home delivery fleet with Toyota with a £1.5 million investment to replace and upgrade its own vehicle fleet and to support carbon reduction and net zero goals.
More than 50 new Proace City EV compact vans are entering service, with the investment supporting more rural communities where courier services tend to be limited or unavailable, while reducing emissions and lowering impacts on the climate.
Toyota is an established partner of Co-op’s Quick Commerce rapid delivery operation, with this latest vehicle acquisition programme extending the relationship.
Co-op has a clear goal of growing its online business. It has grown its online operation at pace with more than 86% of the UK population now having access to Co-op groceries online through either Co-op’s own online shop – shop.coop.co.uk or, its strategic partners.
Anthony Molloy, Co-op quick commerce delivery and technology manager, said: “We continually explore new and better ways in which we can enhance reliability, extend our reach and better serve our members, customers and communities. This investment helps us to achieve that, and is another step toward reducing emissions from our fleet and lowering our impact on the climate – we are delighted to take delivery of our new fleet of electric home delivery vehicles”
Neil Broad, general manager One Toyota Fleet Services, said: “Our Proace City vans are proving the ide al solution for Co-op in its drive to provide prompt, reliable and efficient delivery services to its millions of customers nationwide while at the same time making a sustainable contribution towards achieving carbon reduction and net zero goals. The Proace City is a key model in our comprehensive Toyota Professional light commercial range, with our multipath technology approach ensuring there are powertrain options to meet different business needs and priorities.”
