Royal Mail adds 9,000th electric van to delivery fleet in dash for net zero

By Carol Millett2026-08-05T10:30:00+01:00

Royal Mail, which boasts the UK’s largest electric delivery fleet, has reached a major milestone after introducing its 9,000th electric van.

This latest milestone reveals the pace of Royal Mail’s drive to electrify its LCV fleet. Since December last year, the company has added 1,000 electric vans to its fleet.

Royal Mail’s 9,000th electric van, which sports the company’s iconic red livery, will operate from the group’s Colchester delivery office, joining a fleet of more than 120 electric vans.

Royal Mail is on a mission to reach net zero by 2040. So far, nearly a third of its delivery routes are zero-emission, with 44 delivery offices now fully electric. Royal Mail also added its first electric HGVs to its fleet in December last year.

In addition, the company is rolling out over 100 micro electric vehicles across the UK, including in London, Bristol, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Solihull, Brighton and the Scilly Isles.

Royal Mail has also recently launched a fleet of 20 e-cargo cycles to make urban deliveries faster and more sustainable.

Stuart Murphy, Royal Mail head of fleet transformation, said: “Reaching 9,000 electric vehicles is a major milestone as we work to transform our fleet.

“This shift is helping us cut emissions while delivering a better service for our customers, with quieter, cleaner deliveries in communities across the UK.”

Carol Millett

Carol Millett is an award-winning freelance journalist with over 30 years’ of experience writing across a broad range of sectors, including road transport, construction and civil engineering, project management, private finance, technology, HR, and travel and tourism.View full Profile

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