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DHL Installs More Than 400 PowerFlex Chargers for Its EV Vans
- Installations come as logistics giant electrifies global fleet
- DHL plans to have more than 80,000 electric vehicles by 2030
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PowerFlex Systems Inc. has installed 415 electric-vehicle charging ports across the US for DHL Express, as the logistics giant electrifies its fleet of bright yellow delivery vans.
The deployment comes as the logistics industry grapples with ways to decarbonize a business long based on fossil fuels. DHL’s corporate parent, Deutsche Post DHL Group, has set a goal to eliminate net emissions from its logistics operations by 2050 and aims to deploy more than 80,000 electric vehicles worldwide by 2030.