Thinking about reducing its CO2 emissions during deliveries, Mercado Livre announced that 46 vehicles in its fleet will be powered by gas - Biomethane and CNG, making 230 packages per day to be delivered in a sustainable way
Mercado Livre, one of the biggest specialists in e-commerce, announced that it intends to expand its sustainable fleet. In total, there will be 46 trucks powered by gas – Biomethane and Natural Vehicular Gas (CNG), by the end of this year. Eight trucks are already circulating by the end of this month and, throughout the year, the fleet promises to grow gradually.
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The new trailers powered by gas – Biomethane and CNG – emit less pollutants compared to the traditional ones powered by diesel, making the environmental impact less on the Mercado Livre logistics network, which is expanding more and more in several regions. The trucks powered by biomethane and CNG will add to the company's 51 electric cars that have been in operation since December last year, making Mercado Livre's journey towards greener logistics increasingly shorter.
The new trailers powered by gas – Biomethane and CNG will serve, firstly, the part in the South and Southeast of Brazil, however, the objective is to take the vehicles to all regions of the country. To make this possible, the company Mercado Livre is monitoring the supply of gas – Biomethane and CNG at gas stations on the main highways, making it possible to expand the company's logistical routes.
With the eight new trucks alone, they will be able to transport, on average, 40 packages per day. When the fleet is complete with the 46 trucks powered by CNG and biomethane, more than 230 packages will be transported per day, strengthening even more the fastest delivery in Brazil.
Words from the Vice President of Mercado Livre
According to the senior vice-president of Mercado Livre in Brazil, Fernando Yunes, the expansion of the fleet powered by gas – Biomethane and CNG is linked to the company's environmental and sustainability strategy.
He claims that the company is aware of its environmental impact. Therefore, it aims for increasingly cleaner operations, from a sustainable point of view, and also more protagonism in gas and electric vehicles in its logistics.
Free Market investments in sustainability
In addition to investing and developing gas and electric mobility projects, Mercado Livre operates in different climate actions, renewable energy projects and materials management.
This year alone, the company invested around US$400 million in sustainability throughout the region and also created the Regenera América program to support conservation and regeneration projects in the main biomes of Latin America. Later this year, Mercado Livre will support two initiatives in the Atlantic Forest, which aim to plant trees and regenerate biological corridors.
