Trucks - which run on diesel - filled with parcels all over Paris to deliver several hundred thousand parcels each week.
It is or was, to be more precise, behind the scenes of the deliveries made by Amazon in the capital.
But since this year, the American juggernaut has decided to review its copy and now relies on clean vehicles.
Thus, now two-thirds of deliveries take place via electric vehicles, cargo bikes and even delivery people… on foot.
Two-thirds of deliveries in clean vehicles
“At the start of the year, we were at a third of our deliveries with zero emission solutions. We are now making two-thirds and we hope to do even better in 2022 in Paris, ”explains Ronan Bolé, president of Amazon France logistics, with a smile. And to continue: “Amazon is strongly committed to the climate charter after the Cop 21 in Paris. Our final objective is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. "
A strategy that follows new trends in Paris as in the big French cities. So when your order lands in one of the six delivery centers around Paris, then in one of the advanced intramural platforms, the path to your mailbox or your door is short. The use of cargo bikes or electric cars is therefore no longer a concern. But beware, however, it is not Amazon that delivers directly to you. Jeff Bezos' company uses subcontractors. “In Paris, we defined specifications with our fifteen to twenty partner companies and we helped them negotiate the purchase of this fleet. We also have walkers who get their supplies from a van.100% zero emissions? In some time, but we are working on it for Paris even if Annecy has already reached this figure or if Grenoble is at 99%, ”laughs Ronan Bolé.
A strategy that also allows the flagship e-commerce company to prepare for the traffic restrictions that will be implemented, particularly in the heart of the capital with the famous ZTL.
