B2W Digital, owner of the Americanas, Shoptime and Submarino brands, replaces its old fleet with trucks powered by biomethane and CNG

B2W digital, owner of Americanas, Shoptime, Submarino and other brands, recently announced that its entire fleet of trucks will start using CNG and biomethane

Always investing in new paths that contribute to global sustainability, B2W digital, owner of the Americanas brands, Shoptime, Submarino and Sou Barato, started operating its fleet consisting of trucks that use vehicular natural gas (CNG) and biomethane as fuel. The fleet is the first for e-commerce in the country and, by the end of May, approximately 10 trucks will be circulating in the Southeast region, on different routes.

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B2W digital prevents more than 500 kg of CO2 from being released into the atmosphere

B2W's trucks have the capacity to transport around 23 tons of cargo and eight of these vehicles powered by CNG and biomethane are already making trips and guaranteeing deliveries within 24 hours of B2W's brands.

Trucks powered by CNG and biomethane follow fleets between some state capitals in the Southeast, linking distribution centers to hubs. If one of the trucks owned by the Americanas and Shoptime brands traces a trajectory from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo using CNG or biomethane, it avoids approximately more than 500 kg of CO2 released into the atmosphere, reducing emissions by up to 95% compared to the models traditional.

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According to the general director of LET'S (Divided management platform for Americanas and B2W's distribution and logistics assets), Welington Souza, the fleet of trucks that use CNG and biomethane is part of B2W's objective and commitment to having an operation that generate less impact on the environment. According to him, the next step will be to expand the type of fleet according to the expansion of CNG and biomethane stations in other regions of the country.

B2W digital continues to invest in sustainability

In recent years, the owner of the Americanas, Shoptime, Submarino and Sou Barato brands has invested more and more in renewable solutions. In addition to this year's trucks, in 2020, for example, B2W made more than 1,8 million deliveries with bicycles, a number that is 3 times higher compared to the previous year.

To make this possible, the company placed a fleet of 50 electric bicycles for deliveries.

Learn more about B2W digital

As a digital company, B2W has a history that began in 2006 in e-commerce, with the merger between Submarino, Americanas and Shoptime. All of the company's brands cover more than 38 categories of products and services through the internet, telesales, catalogs and even kiosks.

In 2019, the company announced its new goal: opening 7 more product distribution centers by 2022, to add to the 15 already in existence.