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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Neil Shaw & Kieran Isgin

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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