Amazon is making a big change to how it will deliver packages

Amazon is making a major change to how its packages are delivered following a new environment-friendly initiative.

The online retail giant said it will kick off its new "micromobility" hub in London while hoping to deliver to a million more customers each year. Other areas across the UK should expect to see similar hubs in the coming months.

Delivery drivers working for Amazon will now ride e-cargo bikes and walk to customers' homes and offices in central London, replacing thousands of traditional van journeys in the city's congested roads. The company also announced in Mach that five 37-tonne electric heavy goods vehicles will be operating from centres in Tilbury and Milton Keynes to replace diesel trucks, Wales Online reports.

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John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK country manager, said: “Amazon is driving towards a global net-zero carbon future. One way we’re doing that is through the transformation of our transportation networks.

“Our new e-cargo bikes, walkers and growing electric vehicle delivery fleet will help us make more zero-emission customer deliveries than ever before across London and the UK in the coming months.”

It comes after Amazon announced plans to double the number of solar energy projects at UK sites by 2024. It also said that more than 30,000 new modular solar panels will be installed on its facilities in Manchester, Coalville, Haydock, Bristol and Milton Keynes by the end of the year.

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