In March 2024, Posti introduced a truck converted from diesel to electric, and two of them have been taken into use during 2024.
Posti already has hundreds of electric vehicles in different size categories, from vans to trucks and heavy haulers. The conversion to electricity is expected to facilitate the deployment of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, also in smaller companies. The cost of converting a truck is currently roughly half the price of a new electric truck.
The circular economy also brings benefits: when diesel trucks that have already been manufactured and are a few years old get a new life as electric, emissions from the manufacturing phase of the new electric truck chassis are essentially eliminated. Old engines can also be reused elsewhere as such or as parts.
The innovation work of Posti's conversion cleaner was also awarded at the CSR Coups de Coeur Awards 2024 in the Environment category.