DHL Express shapes the future of aviationón sustainable with the first cargo planes fully theéelectric de Eviation.
DHL Express and Eviation make aviation historyón when announcing that DHL is the first company to order 12 Alice e-charge aircraft fullyécitrus to the companyñía Eviation. with this commitment, DHL aims to establish an Express network onéunprecedented electricity and take a pioneering step towards a future of aviationón sustainable.
the grandfatherón Alice from Eviation is the first totally theéctric of the world, that allows the aerosolsílines -both cargo and passengers- operate a fleet with zero emissions. Eviation expects to deliver the planes onéAlice ctricos to DHL Express since 2024.
«We firmly believe in a future with a logízero emission aesthetics», says John Pearson, CEO global de DHL Express.
the grandfatherón Alice can be flown by a single pilot and caná transport 1.250 kilograms (2.600 pounds). Needá 30 minutes or less of charge per hour of flight and will haveá a independentía mámaximum of up to 440 miles náUticas (815 kilómeters). Alice worká in all environments in which runway aircraft currently serveón and turbine. The advanced engineséAlice citrics have fewer partsóviles to increase reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Its operating software constantly monitors flight performance to ensure efficient ógreat.
The aircraft is ideal for feeder routes and requires less investment.ón in infrastructure. The batteryíto the ancestorsón Alice can be charged while loading and unloading operations are being performed, which guarantees fast response timesáI ask that you allow us to maintain punctual schedules DHL Express. The log companyíStica plans to build several power networksón Zero-emission Alice in the United States, probably starting with California.
With innovación, performance and sustainability as your north star, Eviation isá creating a new era in aviationón with the Alice planes totally theéelectric. Alice has been designedñado specíically so that it can be configured for cargo or passengers, Eastá scheduled to make its first flight later this yearñO.
The decarbonización of its operations is one of the main pillars of the new sustainability plan of the Deutsche Post DHL Group announced in the first quarter of 2021. The Group isá investing a total of 7.000 millions of euros (Opex y Capex) for 2030 in measures to reduce their CO2 emissions. The funds will be allocatedáparticularly to electrificationódelivery fleet number , aviation fuelsón sustainable and climate buildingsáethically neutral.
