GIBRALTAR POST OFFICE FLEET GOES GREEN
The Royal Gibraltar Post Office has become the first public Postal Service in the world to have a fully electric delivery fleet .
The Government made the announcement in early December and added that the new electric postal fleet was in line with manifesto commitments for a Green Gibraltar .
A total of thirteen zero-emission vehicles have been leased and will replace the seventeen-year-old fuel vehicles that were not EURO 6 standard .
The Government announcement went on to say , “ The all-electric postal vans are being rolled out as from this week and will deliver mail across all areas of Gibraltar . The electric vehicles will allow the Postal Service to deliver letters and parcels safely and efficiently in the most environmentally friendly way possible and help preserve the beauty of Gibraltar , both in terms of carbon emission and noise .”
“ Although the top motivation to go electric is the environment , the second biggest driver is the lower total cost of ownership when you factor in both direct and indirect costs and the savings over the life of the vehicle . The electricity charge is around one fifth as much per kilometre as buying petrol .”
The post office fleet announcement followed the news that electric buses were trialled in Gibraltar in late November . If the trial is successful it is hoped that Gibraltar ’ s buses can be swapped for ZE- RO-emissions vehicles over the next few years .
La flota de la oficina de correos gibraltareña se vuelve ecológica
La Royal Gibraltar Post Office , ha conseguido ser el primer servicio postal en el mundo que ha cambiado toda su flota por vehículos de reparto que utilizarán únicamente el suministro eléctrico para realizar su trabajo .
El Gobierno así lo anunció a principios de diciembre , añadiendo que la nueva flota postal eléctrica es coherente con los compromisos del manifiesto por un Gibraltar Verde .
Trece han sido los vehículos de emisión cero alquilados que van a sustituir a los de combustible que durante diecisiete años no fueron acordes al modelo EURO 6 .
El anuncio del gobierno añadía : “ La totalidad de las camionetas eléctricas para el servicio postal , se irán implementando a partir de esta semana y entregarán el correo en todas las zonas de Gibraltar . Los vehículos eléctricos permitirán al Servicio Postal entregar cartas y paquetes 14
OTWO 18 / JANUARY 2021