Asda has announced it will more than double its electric grocery home shopping fleet, taking its fleet to 194 vehicles.
The retailer said that it was part of its plan to invest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its business.
With the rollout starting this month, Asda revealed it would invest £1.3 million into launching an additional 112 home delivery vans and charging points for its vans at stores across the UK.
By September, 21 Asda stores across the UK will reportedly operate a fully electric home delivery van fleet. Across these 21 stores, the electric vehicles are expected to make over a million deliveries in the year to go.
With a range of up to 130 miles, the electric vehicles will also aim to save 1700kg of CO2 emissions per year.
Emma Newton, senior director of ecommerce last mile for Asda, said: “We’re always looking at how we can better serve our customers and for new ways to reduce our carbon emissions as a business, so we’re delighted to be more than doubling our electric fleet of grocery home shopping vehicles.”
Asda first rolled out electric delivery fleets at its stores in Gillingham Pier, Old Kent Road and Sheffield Chaucer in 2023.
In 2024, Asda invested in two new Bio-LNG (liquefied natural gas) refuelling facilities, as the retailer continues to make progress towards reducing overall carbon emissions.
With more than 780 vehicles, Asda stated that it operates the “largest fleet of LNG fuelled trucks in the UK”, with this type of fuel a lower carbon alternative to diesel.
