UPS to Purchase 100 All-Electric Vehicles

UPS announced it will purchase 100 all-electric delivery vehicles to replace older generation diesel trucks in the company's fleet.

The electric vehicles, which will be deployed in California, will have a 90-mile range and displace an estimated 126,000 gallons of fuel a year that would have been used in diesel trucks, the company said.

UPS said the purchase is part of its continuing effort to reduce the emissions of its truck fleet and improve its energy security.

UPS currently has 28 all-electric vehicles in its fleet operating in New York City and in Europe, the company said.