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7 THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY IS TURNING GREEN Whether the vehicle is yellow or brown, major transport logistics operations want to become green. For example, the Deutsche Post DHL has just brought its 1000th StreetScooter into service, a vehicle designed specifically with mail deliveries in mind. From 2017, the company plans to have 10,000 new StreetScooters on the road. Its entire German mail fleet is to be electrified over the medium term. UPS is also focusing on sustainability: one year earlier than planned, the company has already achieved its in-house target travelling one billion miles free of emissions. These are two successful examples of how sustainability in logistics is raising the benchmark for commercial transportation and is pushing forward the market demand for clean fuels. STILL – FIRST IN SUSTAINABILITY The world’s globalised future will belong to those companies who can think and act in a value-oriented fashion. After comprehensive testing the world renowned agency EcoVadis has named the STILL Group one of the top sustainable manufacturers in the areas of “environment” and “labour conditions”.The presentation of the “EcoVadis Silver Status” confirmed the credible implementation of activity play a key role amongst customers and purchasers. As far as STILL is concerned, having a sustainable corporate philosophy is therefore a powerful sales argument. NEWS HYPERLOOP ONE – DOWN THE PIPE AT 1,200 KM/H Hyperloop One – co-founded by the mastermind of Tesla, Elon Musk – is the concept for a high speed transport system. Powered by solar energy, the plan is for transport capsules to be accelerated to speeds of up to 1,225 km/h. Electromagnets drive the capsule along metal pipes with a partial vacuum. Hyperloop One is planned to commence operations for freight in 2019 and for passenger transport from 2021. Picture: StreetScooter / Deutsche Post DHL Group

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