DHL Express, the first logistics provider to shift towards a commercial EV fleet

The newly launched Electric Van by DHL Express.

DHL Express marks the first in Malaysia to shift towards a commercial electric vehicle (EV) fleet. 

The company has taken a step forward when it became the first logistics company in Malaysia to now use an electric van, the CAM EC35.

As a start,  the company will provide six electric vans to make deliveries around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

All these EV vans will be used by early next month at the latest.

Official launch of DHL Express Malaysia’s Electric Delivery Vans

From L – R: Julian Neo, Managing Director, DHL Express Malaysia; YB Datuk Haji Ahmad Amzad b. Hashim, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation; YBhg. Datuk Ts. Dr. Haji Aminuddin bin Hassim, Secretary General, Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation; Sean Wall, Executive Vice President, Network Operations and Aviation, DHL Express Asia Pacific; and Thushan Gooneratne, VP of Operations, DHL Express Malaysia

DHL Express Asia Pacific Network Executive Vice President, Operations and Aviation, Sean Wall said, his side will add approximately 55 more vans next year. 

In total, DHL will have 61 vans nationwide by 2023. 

"Through the use of CAM EC35, DHL was able to save fuel by 48 percent as well as a 33 percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions every year," he added.

He said this when introducing electric vans for DHL Express delivery services.

READ: CAM EC35 – Drive The Change

Here’s what you need to know on DHL electric vans:

• Cargo space with a capacity of 4.8 square meters

• Can carry a load of one ton

• Need eight hours to fully charge for a distance of up to 266 kilometers

• Charging time can be reduced to 2.5 hours by using direct current fast charging (up to 40kW)

• Anti-brake system (ABS)

• Electronic brake force distribution (EBD)

Meanwhile, the Managing Director of DHL Express Malaysia and Brunei, Julian Neo, said that DHL Express' investment is always focused on reducing the company's carbon footprint.

"Advances in electric vehicle technology play an important role and contribute to our mission to achieve zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

The launch of this electric van is a milestone in our decarbonization journey and a step forward to make clean logistics a success," he said.

Part of Deutsche Post DHL Group's global target is to electrify 60 percent of its delivery vehicles by 2030.

For that, DHL Express is expected to have more than 1,000 electric vehicles in the Asia Pacific by 2024.