I-Amazon iyalela izithembiso zikagesi eziyi-1,800 zeMercedes-Benz zokuthumela izinto zaseYurophu, Ukuthengisa izindaba, i-ET Retail

Amazon.com Inc isho ngoLwesihlanu ukuthi i-oda i-1,800 amaveni kagesi kusukela I-Mercedes-Benz ngemikhumbi yayo yokuhambisa yaseYurophu, njengengxenye yezinhlelo zomthengisi wewebhu zokuqhuba ibhizinisi elingakhethi i-carbon ngo-2040.

Iningi lezimoto zikagesi ezisuka ku- Daimler AGUphiko lwezimoto namaveni luzoqala ukusebenza kulezi zinyanga eziyi-12, kusho inkampani, kufaka phakathi ukuthi iyalele i-1,200 yezimfashini ezinkulu zakwaMercedes-Benz kanye ne-eVitos ezingama-600.

I-oda leli libaluleke kakhulu ezimotweni zikagesi zakwaMercedes-Benz kuze kube manje futhi liqukethe amaveni angama-800 aseGerman nama-500 ase-UK.

Incane kakhulu, noma kunjalo, nge-oda lamanje le-Amazon lamaveni kagesi ayi-100,000 avela kwaRivian Automotive LLC, isiqalo asitshalile.

Uhulumeni Omkhulu wase-Amazon, uJeff Bezos, kumemezele ukuthi indawo yokuhlala yakwaDaimler iyingxenye yohambo “lomthengisi lokwakha cishe izimoto ezihamba phambili kunawo wonke emhlabeni.”

AbakwaMercedes-Benz ngoLwesihlanu bajoyine i-The Local weather Pledge, eqale ezinyangeni eziyi-12 zokugcina zase-Amazon, ezifuna abasayinile ukuthi babe yi-web zero carbon ezinkampanini zabo ngonyaka ka-2040. Lo mshini wezimoto wakusho ngaphambili ukuthi wayehlose ukuba nemikhumbi ye-carbon engakhethi ngo-2039.

Ngo-2018, iAmazon yaguqula umthengi omkhulu kunabo bonke bamaveni akwaMercedes 'angenawo ugesi weSprinter, evikela izimoto ezingama-20,000 XNUMX kosonkontileka abaphakelayo.

"Ukudlulela phambili, sibeka phambili ukwengezwa kwezimoto zikagesi," kusho uRoss Rachey, umqondisi wezimoto zomhlaba kanye nokuthengwa kwempahla e-Amazon ngamamayela wokugcina weluleka iReuters.

Amafemu ahlukahlukene okuhlinzekela izinto afuna usizo olwengeziwe lukagesi. NgoJanuwari I-United Parcel Service I-Inc ithe beyi-oda izimoto eziyi-10,000 ezivela kwa-Arrival Ltd. ezinze e-UK.

Izimbangi zikaDaimler nazo zibandakanyekile ekuletheni amaveni kagesi emakethe. IFord Motor Co ihlela imodeli kagesi yayo yonke iTransit van yayo eNyakatho Melika ngo-2022, kanye nezinhloso zeBasic Motors Co ukuqala ukukhiqiza iveni kagesi ngasekupheleni kuka-2021.