Ryder System, Inc., says it has reserved 500 new Chanje Energy medium-duty electric panel vans for its North American electric commercial truck rental and ChoiceLease fleet.
Ryder is the exclusive sales and service partner for Chanje and its medium-duty EV fleet.
Dennis Cooke, Ryder president of global fleet management solutions, says the company continues to see broadening interest in EVs from businesses of various sizes and industries, and especially from those companies in the parcel, final mile, or beverage delivery space.
“Additionally, there’s interest from customers who have daily return to base routes of 40 to 100 miles and in markets with incentives available for electric vehicles,” he says. “Companies continue to identify the potential long-term cost, environmental, and efficiency benefits of EVs.”
The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo, all with zero vehicle exhaust emissions and class-leading, 100-mile range on a single charge. Ryder has equipped several maintenance facilities across the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. markets, as well as the Chicago and New York markets, to meet the service and charging requirements for commercial EVs.
