Amazon India Reaches 10,000 EVs Ahead of Sustainability Goal

Amazon is investing heavily in EVs as part of its wider effort to decarbonise logistics and meet its 2040 net zero carbon goal. 

The company is prioritising electrification of its last mile fleet while also exploring solutions for medium and heavy-duty transport. 

This approach is central to Amazon’s climate strategy and its ability to reduce emissions across its global operations.

Expanding the electric fleet

Amazon’s transportation decarbonisation strategy focuses on optimising its network to minimise unnecessary transport, promoting electrification where feasible, and pursuing lower-carbon fuel solutions. 

With packages delivered every day to customers worldwide, vehicle electrification is a decarbonisation priority.

The company set goals to have at least 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road globally by 2030 and more than 10,000 in India by 2025. 

Progress accelerated in 2024, with Amazon deploying more than 31,400 electric vans worldwide, including more than 24,000 from Rivian. This figure was up from 19,000 in 2023. 

The company achieved its India goal ahead of schedule, surpassing 10,000 EVs in 2024, a year earlier than planned. 

Together, these vehicles enabled Amazon to deliver 1.5 billion packages via EVs globally in 2024.

“The diverse nature of our business allows us to test new sustainability solutions across industries,” says Kara Hurst, CSO at Amazon.

“When we discover a solution in one area, we can quickly adopt it across our business, helping us move faster toward our sustainability goals.

“We recognise that the path to being a more sustainable company will never be linear, because we’re charting new territory at an unprecedented scale. 

“While we are firm on our goals, our approach will continuously evolve with emerging challenges and opportunities.”

Building infrastructure for EVs

Supporting this rapid growth requires robust infrastructure. 

In 2024, Amazon installed 11,770 new chargers, bringing its total to 24,000 chargers across 50 delivery stations. 

This network has become the largest private charging network in the US. Similar projects are underway in Europe and Asia to ensure future fleet expansion runs without disruption.

The company is also scaling EV use in its middle mile network, which moves shipments between facilities. 

This includes light, medium and heavy-duty electric goods vehicles (eHGVs). 

In early 2025, Amazon announced its largest order of zero-tailpipe-emission trucks, securing more than 200 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles for its European network. 

These trucks are expected to transport 338 million packages annually once fully operational, joining 300 middle mile EVs that will be in use across the UK by the end of 2025 and Germany by 2026.

Safety and innovation in Prime Air

Amazon’s approach to sustainability also extends to its Prime Air electric drone delivery service, where safety informs every design decision. 

Drones operate along precise flight paths between delivery centres and customer backyards, flying between 115 and 400 feet to avoid ground obstacles and stay clear of conventional air traffic. 

While most flights are completed without incident, the system includes a precautionary procedure called a Safe Contingent Landing (SCL). 

Much like a commercial aircraft diverting to another airport, an SCL allows drones to land safely when conditions such as sudden weather changes, emergency air traffic or technical issues arise.

Equipped with cameras, radar and advanced perception systems, drones can assess their surroundings in real time, avoiding people, animals and obstacles while identifying safe landing spots. 

The new MK30 drone underwent extensive regulatory and safety testing, including simulated system failures, to confirm it can adapt under pressure. 

Importantly, SCLs are not emergencies but planned capabilities built into the drone’s mission profile, showing how Prime Air prepares for the unexpected while keeping safety front and centre.

On-site and heavy transport

Amazon is also electrifying vehicles used on-site. By 2024, it had 360 electric yard hostlers in North America, one of the world’s largest fleets of this kind. 

These vehicles move trailers around fulfilment centres and play a key role in reducing emissions within logistics hubs.

Despite the progress it has made, Amazon notes that electrification at scale is a challenge. 

Its operations vary widely across regions, and the company must balance technical, cost and sustainability requirements with practical barriers such as land availability, energy dependence, trade barriers, financing limitations and local policy environments. 

To overcome these hurdles, Amazon is engaging with both government and private partners to expand access to electrification and accelerate the transition.