Amazon has ordered truck parts that work with natural gas for its cargo distribution

Amazon.com Inc has ordered trucks that run on compressed natural gas (GNC), at the moment try to retrieve the largest contaminating vehicles from its fleet in the United States, informs the company and the news agency Reuters.

The coronavirus pandemic provoked that the entrances to the Aomicarium in 2020, with truck circulation volumes surpassing the 2019 levels, mean that the traffic of cayo passengers.

This increase in vial activity means a mayor contamination, as the trucks loaded emit more high levels of inertial gases than the passenger vehicles.

The transport companies have acquired fleets of electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions. A large part of the cargo of land is being transported by median and heavy trucks, representing more than 20% of the inward gas emissions of industry and less than representing less than 5% of the fleet of carriages, segun federal dates of United States.

“Amazon is enthusiastic about incorporating new sustainable solutions for cargo transportation and is working to try new types of vehicles, including electric, GNC and other,” give the company the fires in a communiqué.

Amazon has 700 gas trucks with natural composition of the sixth phase and the first phase of 8 years, according to the company.

The miners’ sales on the line, which plan to operate a neutral carbon negotiation by 2040, will increase by 38% by 2020.

The engines, operated by a joint venture between Cummins Inc and Westport Fuel Systems Inc., are used by Amazon’s used service trucks that run from the convenience stores to distribution centers.

The supplier has added more than 1,000 engines that can operate as much as renewable natural gas as non-renewable, following a familiar source with the situation.

The natural gas emits approximately 27% less carbon dioxide when compared to diesel, according to the United States Energy Information Administration.

Electric motors are considered less viable for lorries than for the passenger vehicle.

In 2019, Amazon ordered 100,000 electric vans for the startup Rivian Automotive LLC. The company recovers this year as the first of its flagships, which are used for customer engagement. The company also loaded 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans for its European fleet.

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters)

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