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Fresh farm food startup pioneers zero emissions delivery fleet

London’s Farmdrop has become the first food delivery business to operate an entirely electric delivery fleet.

The online grocer, which aims to give consumers farm fresh foods straight to their door, replaced its previous fleet of 10 hybrid delivery vans with a new lineup of electric-only Nissan vehicles last week.

Taking aim at the big supermarkets and online retailers, Farmdrop claims that conventional diesel delivery vans emit 13.89 tonnes of CO2 and 10.36kg of nitrogen oxides into air every year, with on-board coolers being a particularly pad pollutant.

Founded in 2012, the grocer works with over 70 local farmers within a 150 mile radius of the capital to deliver farm-fresh foods to customers, and claims to have a supply chain that is five times faster than the big supermartkets.

Ben Pugh, Chief Executive Officer of Farmdrop, said: “Farmdrop is on a mission to make it easy to buy the freshest food direct from the best local producers and delivered to people’s doors in a convenient and green way.

“Our larger supermarket rivals all use diesel and petrol engines, but Farmdrop is the only grocery delivery service using 100% electric. Not only does this mean cleaner air for Londoners but the savings on fuel allow us to continue to offer great value.”

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