Amazon moves to go green with electric delivery vehicles

Amazon is taking steps to go greener as its drivers hit the road.Air pollution can have a devastating impact on our climate. One major retailer is working to help the environment by replacing its traditional delivery vehicles with something more high-tech. "By 2030, we're going to reduce our transportation carbon emissions by 50%," said Andy DiOrio, with Amazon public relations.The company plans to get there using delivery trucks that run on electricity instead of gas."Even when the vehicle is on, there's nothing emitting from the vehicle. There's no exhaust, there's no emissions. It is all battery-powered," said DiOrio.A full charge is good for at least 150 miles on the road and there's more space for more packages."Back here is about 700 cubic square feet, so back here in the back of one of these Rivian 700s, we could fit 24 standard-size refrigerators," said Emmett O'Leary, Amazon driving trainer.That extra space means fewer vehicles on the road and less fuel emissions in the air. It's a good move for the environment, especially as the holiday season nears."We're going to have days where we have 400-plus packages on these vans being delivered," O'Leary said.More than 200 companies from around the world have also pledged to have net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2040.Watch the video above for the full story.

Amazon is taking steps to go greener as its drivers hit the road.

Air pollution can have a devastating impact on our climate. One major retailer is working to help the environment by replacing its traditional delivery vehicles with something more high-tech.

"By 2030, we're going to reduce our transportation carbon emissions by 50%," said Andy DiOrio, with Amazon public relations.

The company plans to get there using delivery trucks that run on electricity instead of gas.

"Even when the vehicle is on, there's nothing emitting from the vehicle. There's no exhaust, there's no emissions. It is all battery-powered," said DiOrio.

A full charge is good for at least 150 miles on the road and there's more space for more packages.

"Back here is about 700 cubic square feet, so back here in the back of one of these Rivian 700s, we could fit 24 standard-size refrigerators," said Emmett O'Leary, Amazon driving trainer.

That extra space means fewer vehicles on the road and less fuel emissions in the air. It's a good move for the environment, especially as the holiday season nears.

"We're going to have days where we have 400-plus packages on these vans being delivered," O'Leary said.

More than 200 companies from around the world have also pledged to have net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2040.

Watch the video above for the full story.