Kerry Logistics rolls out Hong Kong’s first electric trucks in bid to achieve zero carbon emissions in 10 years
- Firm director William Ma says e-trucks have hit the road in ‘trial run’ and currently transporting high-end fashion goods
- Company bought two e-trucks from Chinese manufacturer JAC Motors for HK$3 million, Ma adds
Kerry Logistics Network has rolled out Hong Kong’s first two 5.5-tonne electric trucks after buying them for HK$3 million (US$382,170), paving the way for the city’s largest listed firm of its kind to achieve zero carbon emissions in 10 years.
Upon becoming the city’s first logistics company to deploy e-trucks, the firm said the two 5.5-tonne vehicles, made by Chinese manufacturer JAC Motors, had hit the road this month.
“The introduction will be a trial run and is part of Kerry Logistics Network’s green initiative to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050,” it said.
The two e-trucks are currently deployed to transport high-end fashion goods.
William Ma Wing-kai, the firm’s group managing director, told the Post that it spent HK$3 million to purchase the two e-trucks and two charging facilities in the initial stage, with an ultimate aim of converting its existing fleet of more than 300 diesel vehicles into e-trucks in the next 10 years.
“Kerry Logistics Network is in the process of shifting to alternative fuel vehicles and phasing out vehicles with lower emissions standards on a trial basis,” Ma said.
