DHL's electric delivery vans hit the streets in South Africa

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First electric DHL delivery vans hit South Africa's streets

DHL Express has partnered with Volkswagen for a pilot test of the ID.Buzz Cargo line-up in South Africa, with four VW-branded electric vans to be placed at DHL service centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban for six months.

The carmaker says the pilot test will help it build awareness of its electric vehicles (EVs) in South Africa and receive valuable feedback that is key for Volkswagen's EV strategy in the country.
 
Just don't use DHL if you need packages delivered urgently. These guys will be parked most of the day charging batteries. Not even mentioning the increases in their pricing and loadshedding issues.
 
They will work fine, and sorry to disappoint you but ALL the major couriers are going this way in order to meet emissions and green standards - plus it just makes sense, the combustion engine is a relic and even more so for short-stop-go routes of delivery vehicles.

And they didn't just suck this out of a thumb and implement it, they have incorporated very advanced software that now takes into account not only deliveries and routes but the vehicle's range, power and where it can charge. I would be VERY doubtful if your average delivery van exceeds the 256 miles on these VW ID's anyway which means they can easily come back to base and charge at night through stored solar, Eskom or whatever else.

I don't think even think we'll notice any change in DHL's excellent service.
 
neoprema said:
They will work fine, and sorry to disappoint you but ALL the major couriers are going this way in order to meet emissions and green standards - plus it just makes sense, the combustion engine is a relic and even more so for short-stop-go routes of delivery vehicles.

And they didn't just suck this out of a thumb and implement it, they have incorporated very advanced software that now takes into account not only deliveries and routes but the vehicle's range, power and where it can charge. I would be VERY doubtful if your average delivery van exceeds the 256 miles on these VW ID's anyway which means they can easily come back to base and charge at night through stored solar, Eskom or whatever else.

I don't think even think we'll notice any change in DHL's excellent service.
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Just calm down
 
Hopefully since they are electric the indicators will work on these.
 
neoprema said:
They will work fine, and sorry to disappoint you but ALL the major couriers are going this way in order to meet emissions and green standards - plus it just makes sense, the combustion engine is a relic and even more so for short-stop-go routes of delivery vehicles.

And they didn't just suck this out of a thumb and implement it, they have incorporated very advanced software that now takes into account not only deliveries and routes but the vehicle's range, power and where it can charge. I would be VERY doubtful if your average delivery van exceeds the 256 miles on these VW ID's anyway which means they can easily come back to base and charge at night through stored solar, Eskom or whatever else.

I don't think even think we'll notice any change in DHL's excellent service.
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What are you talking about. A delivery van is usually almost the whole business day out and about delivering packages.

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Then mixed with loadshedding, more wear and tear on EVs leading to higher maintenance cost, the higher purchase price and needing to slowly recharge. There will probably also be weight restrictions on how many packages you can put into the van, because the van is already so much heavier than a combustion car. Not really a smart choice to be using an EV for courier deliveries.
 
Strontium said:
What are you talking about. A delivery van is usually almost the whole business day out and about delivering packages.

www.cnbc.com

Hertz pulls back on EV plans citing Tesla price cuts, high repair costs

Hertz now has 35,000 Tesla vehicles and around 50,000 electric vehicles in its fleet.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
Then mixed with loadshedding, more wear and tear on EVs leading to higher maintenance cost, the higher purchase price and needing to slowly recharge. There will probably also be weight restrictions on how many packages you can put into the van, because the van is already so much heavier than a combustion car. Not really a smart choice to be using an EV for courier deliveries.
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I quite agree with you, electric vehicles are a really bad idea. Terrible pollution from both the coal fired escum and the battery (rare metal mining and disposal) and using energy that could be used to power our homes squandered when we should continue to use petrol / diesel for transport.
 
Strontium said:
What are you talking about. A delivery van is usually almost the whole business day out and about delivering packages.

www.cnbc.com

Hertz pulls back on EV plans citing Tesla price cuts, high repair costs

Hertz now has 35,000 Tesla vehicles and around 50,000 electric vehicles in its fleet.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
Then mixed with loadshedding, more wear and tear on EVs leading to higher maintenance cost, the higher purchase price and needing to slowly recharge. There will probably also be weight restrictions on how many packages you can put into the van, because the van is already so much heavier than a combustion car. Not really a smart choice to be using an EV for courier deliveries.
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Depends on the courier service. DHL couriers go back to their home bases around lunch and the range on these vehicles is more than the longest routes that they run. Electric vehicles are near perfect for the kind of short hop, start stop driving that couriers do.
 
Shayd said:
Depends on the courier service. DHL couriers go back to their home bases around lunch and the range on these vehicles is more than the longest routes that they run. Electric vehicles are near perfect for the kind of short hop, start stop driving that couriers do.
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I'm just not convinced with the price of the EV. Are vw giving it to them for free? How are DHL affording them when you can buy 6 normal vans for the price of one EV?
 
Shayd said:
Depends on the courier service. DHL couriers go back to their home bases around lunch and the range on these vehicles is more than the longest routes that they run. Electric vehicles are near perfect for the kind of short hop, start stop driving that couriers do.
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If they have access to High Speed charging then I'm sure it will be fine. Stage 4 loadshedding may cause issues otherwise.
 
Wow, if there's a perfect case for EV's it's urban delivery vehicles. I sometimes wonder what the background of the average MyBB reader is. Would they be Trump voters as well to cap it off?:)
 
Strontium said:
What are you talking about. A delivery van is usually almost the whole business day out and about delivering packages.

www.cnbc.com

Hertz pulls back on EV plans citing Tesla price cuts, high repair costs

Hertz now has 35,000 Tesla vehicles and around 50,000 electric vehicles in its fleet.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
Then mixed with loadshedding, more wear and tear on EVs leading to higher maintenance cost, the higher purchase price and needing to slowly recharge. There will probably also be weight restrictions on how many packages you can put into the van, because the van is already so much heavier than a combustion car. Not really a smart choice to be using an EV for courier deliveries.
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I would counter that courier vehicles have a lot more set, and predictable and more stable data for their vehicles than car hire companies where anyone can drive them anywhere and anyhow.

But we'll see how it goes. Your big guys like DHL and Fedex don't make decisions without covering every corner first, they are on tight profit margins if they waste money on their deliveries. So let's see how it goes, they'll either be successful or won't.

My money is on DHL's worldwide EV rollout being very successful for them.
 
igeorge said:
Wow, if there's a perfect case for EV's it's urban delivery vehicles. I sometimes wonder what the background of the average MyBB reader is. Would they be Trump voters as well to cap it off?:)
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Trump voters will save us from woke professors, trans preschool teachers and illegal immigrants. Also, the average here seem to be in agreement with you that EV is a good idea.
 
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