PUSHING FRONTIERS
A decade’s relationship between All Purpose Transport (APT) and homeware firm Ikea is behind the advent of Queensland’s first electric delivery truck entering service.
In hindsight, it was a likely outcome as delivery firm All Purpose has made a virtue of innovation, particularly in personnel development, while environmentally sensitive Ikea has already linked with fleet delivery service ANC in New South Wales for a commercial electric vehicle (CEV) effort there.
In both cases, the CEV in question is a modified Hino 917 glider with the SEA-Drive 120a power system that was converted from diesel to electric, has a 200–250km range, four-hour charging rate and a 3.5 tonne carrying capacity.
“We led the way with workforce development and now we are leading the way with last mile emission free deliveries,” ATP GM Paul Kahlert says.
“Our goal is to drive social change and focus on helping the environment.
“We want to be leading the way in
