FedEx is expanding its e-cart pilot after seeing promising results at an initial test site in the Diamond District last year. During the four-month pilot, the e-carts allowed couriers to increase package deliveries by 15% per hour on routes in a high-density, vertical urban environment, the company said.
“The test enabled us to eliminate one on-road vehicle from the delivery route and cut the dwell time of delivery vehicles at the curb in half,” FedEx said of the Diamond District pilot on its website. “The Trace electric carts reduced physical strain on couriers and lowered the number of their trips back to their vehicles.”
