US retail giant Walmart announced last week that it is testing three types of renewable energy to power its fleet, aiming to save energy and lower emissions.
Walmart operates the largest private trucking fleet in the US with over 10,000 tractors and 80,000 trailers driven by 12,000 drivers. Fernando Cortez, Walmart’s senior vice president of transportation, stated that the corporation is in the early stage of converting its fleet to 100% renewable energy by 2040.
As remarked by Cortez, Walmart’ Class 8 transportation fleet accounts for 24% of the company’s total carbon emissions. The collaborations announced last week thus include long-haul and other Class 8 deliveries using electric, hydrogen, and natural gas instead of diesel.
