Wolt, EIT Urban Mobility and Uny collaborate to reduce pollution and traffic congestion in several European cities
Ensuring that we can reduce the emissions from courier deliveries is a core priority for Wolt. That’s why we’re proud to work with EIT Urban Mobility and Uny (EMR) to launch the NGSEED (Next Generation Sustainable Electric-vehicle Ecosystem for Delivery) initiative - a project selected in the EIT Urban Mobility Main Innovation Open Call 2024. This urban logistics partnership aims to create a scalable, zero emission delivery ecosystem in Europe, starting with Warsaw (Poland), Prague (Czechia) and Budapest (Hungary).
The project is supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union and it addresses three core urban mobility challenges: reducing last-mile delivery emissions by 90%, cutting operational costs by 50% compared to traditional fleets and eliminating vehicle downtime through under 1 minute battery swaps. The project's universal battery system powers over 20 types of vehicles, from scooters to cargo vans, supported by a network of solar-powered back-up swap stations across the pilot cities. It is expected to register up to 360,000 km with zero emissions, 72,000 orders delivered and around 25 tons of CO2 saved.
Fleet-as-a-Service model offers logistics operators a cost-effective, maintenance and insurance inclusive solution, while the integrated software offers real-time tracking and route optimization for maximum efficiency.
Eduard Anghel, Head of Innovation and Vision at Uny: Our partnership with Wolt, validated by winning the EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Call, started from a simple reality: no one - no individual, no company, no state - can solve urban mobility problems alone. When sustainability is at stake, even the biggest competitors can work together. We’re creating infrastructure that benefits businesses, couriers and cities.
At Wolt, our sustainability mission has always been to make cities better places to live for everyone. While there is rarely a silver bullet when it comes to sustainability solutions, we believe that vehicle-agnostic swappable battery technologies might just be one of them. Through this partnership, we are not only supporting our courier partners to shift, but we’re empowering cities to embrace practical solutions that deliver measurable impacts. We’re honored and proud to partner with both of these organizations to create a strong proof of concept that can be scaled - Jamieson Saab, Global Head of Sustainability, Wolt
With increasing pressure on European cities to reduce transport-related emissions, expanding electric delivery fleets is a practical step toward improving air quality and optimising urban logistics. By prioritising sustainable urban transport, cities across Europe can make tangible progress in reducing pollution. This approach also creates healthier, more efficient environments for residents. - Traian Urban, Director EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Hub East.
Uny (ex-E-Mobility Rentals) is a European pioneering provider of sustainable urban mobility solutions, transforming last-mile delivery and urban logistics across Europe and beyond. With a complete ecosystem that includes a diverse fleet of electric vehicles, universal swappable batteries, solar-powered back-up battery swap stations and hassle-free maintenance and insurance services, Uny offers businesses and municipalities a seamless, scalable solution to achieve their operational and ESG goals.
For more information, visit www.unymobility.com, follow on LinkedIn or contact at GoElectric@unymobility.com.
Wolt is a Helsinki-based technology company with a mission to bring joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. Wolt develops a local commerce platform that connects people looking to order food, groceries, and other goods with people interested in selling and delivering them. Wolt was founded in 2014 and joined forces with DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) in 2022. Together, we operate in more than 30 countries today. You can read more on the Wolt website.
EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, aims to accelerate solutions and the transition towards a user-centric, integrated and truly multimodal transport system. As the leading European innovation community for urban mobility, EIT Urban Mobility works to avoid fragmentation by facilitating collaboration between cities, industry, academia, research and innovation to solve the most pressing mobility challenges of cities. Using cities as living labs, its industry, research and university partners will demonstrate how new technologies can work to solve real problems in real cities by transporting people, goods and waste in smarter ways.
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Wolt is a Helsinki-based technology company with a mission to bring joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. Wolt develops a local commerce platform that connects people looking to order food, groceries, and other goods with people interested in selling and delivering them.
Wolt was founded in 2014 and joined forces with DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) in 2022. Together, we operate in over 30 countries today, 28 of which are with the Wolt product and brand. You can read more on the Wolt website.
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