DHL Express Adds Electric Van in Japan, Charged With Solar Power From Its Tokyo Facility

• New addition brings DHL Express Japan's electric pickup and delivery fleet to 51 vehicles
• Solar power generated on the rooftop of the Tokyo Distribution Center is used to charge EVs through on-site chargers
• The vehicle will operate in central Tokyo, supporting DHL Group's 2030 target to electrify more than 66% of its last-mile delivery vehicles

DHL Express, the world's leading international express service provider, has introduced the F11VS, a one-ton-class commercial electric van developed and sold by Folofly Inc., to its pickup and delivery fleet in Japan. A delivery ceremony for the vehicle was held today at the DHL Tokyo Distribution Center in Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo. This introduction brings the number of DHL Express Japan's electric pickup and delivery fleet to 51 vehicles.

Running on power generated on site

The Tokyo Distribution Center, home base for the new vehicle, installed approximately 469 kW of solar panels across its entire rooftop of around 4,000 square meters in 2022. The panels generate approximately 20% of the facility's total electricity consumption on average . On-site solar power charges EVs through chargers installed at the center. By running its vehicles on electricity generated at its own logistics facility, DHL Express is reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across both its facilities and fleet.

Selected for practicality in urban pickup and delivery

The F11VS offers a maximum payload of 1,050 kg and a driving range of 479 km on a single charge (WLTP).¹ DHL Express Japan selected the vehicle based on an overall assessment of the payload, range and operability required for pickup and delivery in urban areas. The vehicle will operate in Tokyo's Chiyoda, Shinjuku and Shibuya wards.

Tony Khan, President and Representative Director of DHL Express Japan, said, "More and more of our customers are taking steps to reduce emissions across their entire supply chains. Emissions from logistics are generally regarded as part of a customer’s Scope 3 emissions. In other words, our decarbonization efforts at DHL also help our customers achieve their own reduction targets. Here at the Tokyo Distribution Center, 30 pickup and delivery vehicles are now running with the help of electricity generated by solar panels on our rooftop. Together with our customers, we will continue to work steadfastly to reduce GHG emissions.”

Hiroyasu Koma, Representative Director of Folofly Inc., said, " We envision a future where the delivery vans on our streets give way to quiet electric vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions. Through the electrification of logistics, we want to change the landscape of Japan. Yet concern for the environment alone will not make decarbonization in logistics widespread. It takes root on the front line only when it also makes economic sense. Balancing economy and ecology has always been central to our mission, so we are deeply honored, and greatly encouraged, that DHL Express Japan, a company driving decarbonization around the world, has chosen the F11VS. We are committed to living up to that trust with a vehicle that reliably supports their pickup and delivery operations every day."

DHL Express Japan's decarbonization efforts

Since introducing an electric light cargo vehicle in 2014, DHL Express has progressively electrified its pickup and delivery fleet in Japan, adding electric tricycles, the eCanter electric truck (2022) and the Hino Dutro Z EV (2023–2024). In 2023, DHL Express launched GoGreen Plus in Japan, a service that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As of September 2026, more than 28,000 companies in Japan use GoGreen Plus, helping shippers reduce their Scope 3 emissions.

DHL Group's decarbonization strategy

Under its corporate strategy, Strategy 2030 – Accelerate Sustainable Growth, DHL Group has made Green Logistics of Choice one of its four strategic bottom lines and aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By 2030, the Group aims to electrify more than 66% of its last-mile delivery vehicles, reach more than 30% sustainable aviation fuel blending as a group, design all new buildings to be carbon-neutral, and expand its portfolio of sustainable products. DHL Group operates more than 52,000 electric vehicles worldwide, and in 2025, SAF accounted for 10% of total jet fuel consumption in DHL's own aircraft operations.

DHL Express Japan will continue working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to more sustainable logistics.

¹ Data for 3-passenger standard roof model.