Last mile delivery service GoFor has announced a partnership with Royale EV as part of their commitment to reduce environmental and energy footprints in logistics. The company plans to convert half of their fleet to electric by 2025, starting with its California-based vehicles and then continuing across North America.
The initiative comes as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on the demand for last mile delivery, and electrifying GoFor’s fleet will lead to significant cost savings in addition to safety and environmental benefits such as reduced air pollution, carbon emissions and noise pollution.
"Climate change is all around us. By collaborating with Royale EV, we feel with the increased reliance on delivery due to COVID-19, now is the time to drive real change in our carbon-intensive vertical," said Brad Rollo, GoFor CEO. "The total cost of ownership of electric vehicles is lower than traditional gas-powered vehicles, thus keeping more money in the pockets of GoFor Drivers. We also feel that deliveries being as green as possible will appeal to businesses who share our environmental concerns."
The increase in demand for logistics operations has led to rapid growth in GoFor’s services, with hundreds of customers from all industries expecting reliable, same-day delivery. GoFor has also secured $20 million in funding to expand into 11 new American cities as well as many metropolitan areas across Canada.
“Market demand far outstrips supply right now, and the biggest challenge fleet operators face is how to manage the complexity and cost of switching to an unfamiliar transportation platform and infrastructure,” said Ian Gardner, Royale EV CEO. “We make switching transportation platforms easy by managing all of the different elements for the operator and by giving a superior delivery experience at a steady, predictable cost.”
The partnership with Royale EV will allow GoFor to electrify its existing vehicles without having to build new ones from scratch, saving costs and keeping GoFor’s fleet on the road.
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