Blue Dart initiates green mobility drive

To reduce carbon footprint, while progressing towards a greener India, Blue Dart has introduced Electric Vehicles to optimise last-mile deliveries in the Gurugram region.

Strengthening its GoGreen mission, Blue Dart Express has piloted electric vehicles in Gurugram, making it another step towards operating its last mile e-tail delivery service with clean pick-up and delivery solutions. The launch was inaugurated by Sukhwinder Singh, Regional Head – North, Blue Dart. With Delhi/NCR reaching the hazardous PM2.5 levels that are 10 times higher than the safety limit prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the company has decided to launch this first initiative in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Anil Khanna, Managing Director, Blue Dart, says, “With the introduction of electric vehicles to our fleet, we move one step closer towards our GoGreen mission. We will continue working towards identifying every opportunity that can be capitalised on for strengthening our mission. Blue Dart’s GoGreen Mission is aligned to the Government of India’s NEMMP (National Electric Mobility Mission Plan, 2013) and FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles, 2015) submitted under the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The launch of electric vehicles is in line with Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group’s Sustainable Strategy and climate protection goal ‘Zero Emissions 2050’.”

The electric vehicles are being piloted in Gurugram and will be subsequently inducted across Blue Dart country.

“Because the success of these sustainability measures depends to a large degree on employee commitment and expertise, we will train 80 per cent of our employees to become certified GoGreen specialists and actively involve them in the group’s environmental protection activities,” he added.