Amazon announced plans to introduce more than 1,000 electric light and medium-duty trucks in India over the next five years, adding to the more than 10,000 electric vehicles already operating in the country. The move is aimed at making package deliveries from Amazon fulfilment centres more sustainable.
More than 80% of Amazon deliveries in India are made via two-wheelers, which offer advantages such as superior manoeuvrability in congested streets, cost-effectiveness, easy parking, and faster navigation in urban areas compared to larger vehicles.
Globally, Amazon plans to expand its electric delivery van fleet to 100,000 vehicles by 2030, doubling the number currently in operation as part of its efforts to reduce transportation emissions.
The company had already deployed more than 50,000 electric delivery vans across its global operations, including India, by the end of 2025, following the rollout of the vehicles in 2022.
The company noted that it has deployed more than 15 models of electric vehicles, including e-cargo bikes, e-mopeds, and three-wheelers, across the United States, European Union, and India to test and improve its delivery operations.
Amazon co-founded the Climate Pledge in 2019 and made a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040. As part of that pledge, the company partnered with Rivian and placed an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans, while also working on the design of a new electric delivery vehicle.
The company further noted that “In just three years, a simple sketch was transformed into the custom electric delivery vehicles operating today. With its commitment to have at least 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road globally by 2030, Amazon expects to eliminate millions of metric tonnes of carbon emissions each year.”
