FedEx Adding Hybrids in Europe

FedEx Express said Monday it will introduce 10 hybrid electric-diesel vehicles to its European fleet.

The additional vehicles will bring the company’s worldwide hybrid fleet to than 100 in North America, Asia and Europe, the company said.

The vans, to be manufactured by Iveco, will initially be tested near the manufacturer’s site in Turin, Italy, and will be the first hybrid-electric/diesel vehicles operated by FedEx in Europe.

FedEx currently operates hybrid vehicles in the United States, Canada and Japan.

FedEx Express is a unit of FedEx Corp., ranked No. 2 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.