Dive Brief:
- Ikea has reached its goal of using electric vehicles (EVs) to make all home deliveries in Shanghai, part of the company's 2018 pledge for global EV delivery service by 2025, as reported by Fast Company.
- A partnership with Shenzhen truck-leasing company DST "allowed us to secure vehicles faster, cutting months off the timeline," according to Angela Hultberg, who oversees sustainable mobility at Ingka Group, Ikea’s parent company. DST manages more than 16,000 logistics vehicles and has thousands of charging stations in Shanghai and other cities.
- Ikea is aiming for similar results in New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Amsterdam by 2020, according to Fast Company.