The first van joins the Fleet of Poczta Polska

Poczta Polska employees from mid -November this year. They will deliver parcels with the help of E-NV200 Nissans , which will be provided by Arval Service Lease Polska in the long-term rental service. The post office currently has the largest fleet of utility electric cars in Poland.

In the coming days, electric cars will go to Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Krakow, Lublin, Łódź, Poznań, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wrocław. The rental of electric cars by a state -owned company is part of the "Electromobility Development Plan in Poland" prepared by the Ministry of Energy, which is part of the "Plan for Responsible Development".

Cars for Poczta Polska in the long -term rental service will be provided by Arval Service Lease Polska Sp. z o. o. Post Office will use a 36-month rental of these vehicles along with their service. In the case of electric cars, this service is particularly beneficial. An institution that decides to rent a long -term rental can benefit from ecological mobility, without engaging large funds for the purchase of a car. He also does not have to worry that the car will lose its value - this risk is taken by the landlord.

The full vehicle insurance package in the field of civil and AC, together with the Protection of the National Health Fund will provide the Postal Mutual Insurance Company.

Long -term rental is becoming more and more popular in Poland. As the research of Arval Mobility Observatory has shown, as much as 44 percent Medium -sized enterprises plan to increase the share of operating leasing in financing their fleet over the next 3 years. From the beginning of 2019, there is every 5th new company car in Poland in the Full Service Leasing service. Interest in electric vehicles is also growing, and the Polish public sector can become a precursor of these positive, pro -ecological changes.

Poczta Polska is the largest logistics operator in the country. Poczta Polska employees have 6,000 at their disposal vehicles with a load capacity of 0.5-24 t, 30% of vehicles are under 4 years old. Over 30,000 Postmen and couriers provide several million shipments a day.

Poczta Polska counts on the benefits of renting electric cars. Experts estimate that they are less emergency and cheaper than combustion. It comes, among others That electrics do not have a gearbox and clutch, whose cost of possible repair is high. In electrics, there is no need to change the engine oil, and the brake pads and discs wear out much more slowly. This is due to, among others from the fact that the brakes in electric cars are used less often than in combustion cars. When stopping, a large part of energy is absorbed by recuperative (recovery) inhibition, thanks to which the battery is loaded. First of all, it is cheaper to charge the battery than fuel refueling.

Since 2018, the company has been conducting the largest tests of electric cars in Poland available on the domestic market. In April last year, cars of seven producer brands, up to 800 kg, took part in them. For three months, Poczta Polska drivers checked, among others Driving properties (e.g. acceleration, speed, braking, maneuverability), driving comfort and ergonomics, charging of batteries and a number of kilometers can be driven. At the same time, in addition to cars, various types of charging station were also tested. In mid -May this year. Further tests of electric cars up to 3.5 tons have ended, this time with a capacity of over 800 kg. Eight car cars available on the Polish market took part in them. Recently, postalists tested tractors powered by liquefied gas LNG.