B2W Digital, Owner of Americanas, Shoptime, and Submarino Brands, Replaces Its Old Fleet With Biometane and CNG-Powered Trucks

B2W Digital, Owner of Americanas, Shoptime, Submarino, and Other Brands, Recently Announced That Its Entire Fleet of Trucks Will Start Using CNG and Biogas

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

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B2W Digital Prevents Over 500 Kg of CO2 from Being Released into the Atmosphere

B2W’s trucks have the capacity to transport about 23 tons of cargo, and eight of these vehicles powered by CNG and biogas are already making trips and ensuring deliveries within 24 hours for B2W’s brands.

The trucks using CNG and biogas follow routes between several capital cities in the Southeast, connecting distribution centers to hubs. If one of the trucks owned by the brands Americanas and Shoptime travels from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo using CNG or biogas, it prevents approximately over 500 kg of CO2 from being released into the atmosphere, reducing emissions by up to 95% compared to traditional models.

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According to the General Director of LET’S (Shared management platform for Americanas and B2W’s distribution and logistics assets), Welington Souza, the fleet of trucks using CNG and biogas is part of B2W’s goal and commitment to operate with a lower environmental impact. He stated that the next step will be to expand the type of fleet according to the expansion of CNG and biogas stations in other regions of the country.

B2W Digital Continues Investing in Sustainability

In recent years, the owner of the brands Americanas, Shoptime, Submarino, and Sou Barato has increasingly invested in renewable solutions. In addition to the trucks this year, in 2020, for example, B2W made over 1.8 million deliveries using bicycles, a number that is 3 times greater compared to the previous year.

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

Get to Know B2W Digital Better

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

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