Canada Post To Be Fully Electric By 2040

Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details yesterday on steps it will take to achieve its target.

Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details yesterday on steps it will take to achieve its target.

The Crown corporation said the electrification of its 14,000 vehicles will serve its commitment to reduce its environmental footprint and reach net-zero emissions by 2050, earmarking $1 billion to do so.

Other steps to cut emissions include refitting buildings to make them more energy-efficient, upgrading equipment, and building new net-zero buildings.

Canada Post recently put in a large order for electric vehicles and will be putting out a tender for proposals.  It will see some “heavier deliveries” of vehicles early in 2023, but later that year and into 2024 is when bigger numbers of vehicles are set to arrive.

The corporation will first add charging stations to the depots currently on clean electricity grids.

That may mean depots in British Columbia and Quebec will be some of the first to see these stations, and likely counts Alberta and Saskatchewan out for now.

The bulk of energy in B.C. and Quebec comes from electricity sources, while the vast majority of Alberta and Saskatchewan’s energy mix is made up of fossil fuel sources, according to the Canada Energy Regulator.