FedEx continues to electrify its fleet across the globe, as it adds seventeen new fully electric trucks in Japan.
The global delivery firm announced on Thursday that its lineup now includes EVs from the domestic brands Mitsubishi and Isuzu, each with a 1.5-ton cargo capacity.
The company said that the new fully electric models — Mitsubishi’s Fuso eCanter and Isuzu’s ELF — will be operating in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Osaka.
FedEx expects each EV model to cut tailpipe emissions by about 3.3 metric tons per year when compared with diesel-powered units.
Kei Alan Kubota, the company’s Managing Director for the Japanese market, assured the company will “continue to accelerate the adoption of low‑emission technologies and contribute to cleaner air for local communities.”
The strategy reflects FedEx’s mission to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040 while continuing to electrify its global pickup and delivery fleet.
Additionally, this initiative aligns with the environmental targets set by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, which include a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 60% until 2035 and by 73% until 2040.
The Ministry’s final goal is to achieve a clear path toward net zero by the year of 2050.
Global Electrification
FedEx has been expanding its EV fleet in multiple international markets, including the US, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, among others.
This includes electric delivery vans and e-cargo bikes.
In the US, FedEx was the first customer to receive General Motors‘ BrightDrop Zevo 600. The company’s first 150 vans have been deployed in Southern California.
Last year, GM stopped producing the electric delivery vans just a few days after announcing that it had incurred $1.6 billion in charges related to its EV business restructuring.
FedEx is also piloting Ford E-Transit vans in the US. The Detroit-based automaker’s delivery van sales plunged 82.6% in its domestic market in the last quarter of 2025.
Asia
Back in November 2024, the Memphis-based company announced that it was adding 31 EVs into its Singaporean fleet, with custom-built Mercedes-Benz eVito electric vans.
The country became the first market within the FedEx Asia Pacific network to utilize these models.
A few months later, in January 2025, the delivery firm deployed its first six EVs in South Korea, followed by the addition of thirteen Hyundai ST1 Electric Cargo Vans in Seoul and the Gyeonggi Province six months later.
Hong Kong’s FedEx fleet received six new fully electric vans for parcel pickup and delivery operations last August.
In Malaysia, FedEx currently manages “more than 43” delivery vans, according to Managing Director Woon Tien Long.
Amazon
Last year, FedEx’s rival Amazon also tested BrightDrop vans – which then led its partner Rivian shares to drop on the news.
Back in 2019, Amazon signed a deal with Rivian to co-develop and purchase 100,000 custom EDVs by 2030, with an initial exclusivity period for Amazon on the vans.
The vehicles are priced from $79,800, depending on their size.
Last year, the company opened orders to other fleet customers.
