DPD makes £330m investment in new EV-equipped distribution centres

DPD to invest £330m in seven new EV-equipped distribution sites

Parcel delivery company DPD is to invest £330 million building seven distribution centres that will provide charging facilities for its growing fleet of EVs. Work will begin on new distribution centres in Crawley and Darlington this year, as well as in Cambridge, Bradford, Guildford, Milton Keynes and Sittingbourne in 2026, with all seven facilities operational by early 2027. The new fully automated sortation facilities will each be capable of p…

DPD Switzerland launches intelligent EV charging project with autoSense

As part of its sustainability efforts, DPD Switzerland has launched a pilot project with autoSense, an innovator in charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs) and fleet management, to trial intelligent charging of its EVs. Funded by LadenPunkt, the project will test autoSense’s chargeSmart technology, which dynamically adjusts the charging of electric vehicles to the energy market, the availability of renewable energy and the operational tim…

DPD makes £330m investment in new EV-equipped distribution centres

DPD will spend £330 million to build seven distribution centres that will include charging facilities to cater for its growing electric fleet in the next two years.