Gearing Up for the Era of E-Commerce
Ashwani Gupta
Whole-time Director and CEO, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited
In the past few years, we have embarked on an incredible global shift. E-commerce is radically changing the way we all work and live, as society demands more shopping choice and deliveries in shorter timeframes. As a result, the transportation sector faces challenges like never before, with delivery drivers bearing the brunt.
More deliveries mean more road traffic, at the same time as cleaning up our environment grows increasingly more urgent. Multinational businesses are waking up to this new reality as Amazon unveils plans to make half of all its deliveries carbon neutral by 2030 and Morgan Stanley has just announced that sustainable megafleets are key to the future.
For small businesses, this is crucial because where megabrands lead, others follow. Yet we know the road ahead for small businesses isn’t always so clear. This is why we have spoken to business leaders around the world to see how they are feeling about the future, so that we can support them as we respond to changes and challenges together.
What we found out was surprising. Owners of LCV fleets around the world realize there is an accelerating drive towards autonomy and electrification. 66% believe their fleets will be fully electric within 20 years, and 50% say it will happen in half that time. Autonomy is not far behind, with 55% thinking their fleets will be fully autonomous in 20 years (Full Release).
These results are encouraging since both sustainability and autonomy are top priorities for us. This puts us in a fantastic position to work together more closely with small businesses, as true partners, since shared goals lead to greater success for both parties.
Our latest sales results pay testament to our trusted position as a partner, with LCV sales up 13.5% in 2018 and cumulative sales of EVs up 34% YoY (Results Release).
We can’t escape the fact the world is changing more rapidly than ever before and we have some exciting things to be able to show for it. By working together and leveraging the data we have gathered, we hope fleets will be perfectly placed to embrace new opportunities, both now and in the future.
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5 年Good to read the market is willing to transfer to EV. Challenges are Total cost of ownership and driving range. These are not a problem for the early adopters but are for the high volume transportation firms,, economy of scale in producing of EV will be key to unlock the market.
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5 年Great strategy to E commerce vehicles
Global Senior Manager (Vehicle Program Economist) at Nissan Motor Corporation
5 年The changes this article describe are inevitable & the finding are really encouraging as it strengthen the faith in the leadership we possess!
Chief Executive Officer at Hyundai Motor America
5 年Very well stated!