Photography: Posten Bring
In the cities of Oslo, Skien and Porsgrunn, the Norwegian Post (Posten Bring) now only uses electric vehicles to deliver mail and parcels.
Norway Post has 1,900 electric vehicles
Norway Post has made the electrification of its fleet a priority. In a few years, electric vehicles have replaced internal combustion engines. Today Posten Bring estimated that mail is delivered electrically to about 2.7 million people in Norway, half of the country’s population. In the Greater Oslo and Grenland region, 100% of the inhabitants receive their mail thanks to electric vehicles. ” A very important step », according to Hans-Øyvind Ryen, vice-president at Posten Bring.
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Regularly, new municipalities report to the headquarters of Posten Bring that they have reached “ the objective of replacing their fleet of vehicles”. It’s a long process, but Norway has always acted as a pioneering country in terms of electricity. Hans-Øyvind Ryen states that ” the challenges have been many over the years. But thanks to the commitment of our employees and good partners, we managed to meet them. “. Today, Norway Post has 1,900 electric vehicles.
In France, out of a fleet of 27,000 light vehicles, 7,000 are electric. La Poste has planned to invest 200 million euros to acquire 8,000 new electric models by 2025. Objective: to ensure that the share of electric is higher than that of thermal by 2025. The French post also has 200 electric cargo bikes and plans to reach 1,000 units by 2025.
Norway: the country of electricity
It’s about ” largest fleet of electric vehicles in Norway “, according to Posten Bring. Cities like Bærum, Asker, Hamar, Tønsberg or even Longyearbyen have not used internal combustion vehicles for several years. For its deliveries, the Norwegian Post uses in particular the Opel Combo-e or Maxus and Mercedes vans. Posten Bring specifies that its objective is to continue to reduce the share of combustion, including on trucks. 29 Volvo Trucks electric trucks have been ordered.
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In the first quarter of 2023, Volvo Trucks received 486 orders for electric trucks. A figure up 141% compared to the same period in 2022. Demand is growing. The countries behind these orders are mainly the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The Swedish manufacturer hopes that the electric models will represent “ half of its global sales by 2030 and 100% by 2040 ».
More generally, Norway is an example in terms of electrification. In 2022, 80% of cars sold were electric: 138,260 electric cars were registered last year. If we include plug-in hybrid cars, the share of electrified vehicles reaches 90%. In France, in 2022 we were only at 13%.
