Belgium's La Poste Purchases Oxygen's Electric Scooters; The Belgian Post Operator Awarded Oxygen with a 2-year contract
September 05 2006 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
De Post-La Poste, the national postal company of Belgium, and
Oxygen, an Italian manufacturer of light electric vehicles, have
signed a two-year contract for the supply of electric scooters. The
first set of 50 Oxygen scooters will be tested by the Belgian post
operator over the next six months, after which La Poste will decide
on the further integration of the "Postscooter" within the La Poste
fleet. The Postscooter will enable the fleet of La Poste to deliver
mail door-to-door on a daily basis (currently about a 5,000-scooter
fleet). The European bid was awarded to Oxygen after testing the
scooters in a rigorous working environment. The "Postscooter" has
been specifically designed to perform heavy duties and to make
frequent stops. The scooters can perform the same tasks as
traditional scooters without polluting the environment or making
noise and at considerable cost savings over fuel. In addition to
the environmental and cost benefits the scooter requires minimal
maintenance. The Oxygen scooters offer a comfortable ride and
excellent handling, a cargo box that can be custom designed to
store a variety of commodities, such as parcels, and travel a range
of up to 150 kilometers (approximately 100 miles). The Oxygen
scooters are the only electric scooters in the market featuring the
latest technologies, such as Valence Technology's (Nasdaq:VLNC)
Saphion(R) Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries, brushless motor,
electronic engine control and regenerative braking system to
recharge the battery. Oxygen's technology is leading the postal
industry effort to reduce pollution and global warming. Other
European postal companies are in the process of purchasing or
testing the Oxygen Postscooter. "Selecting Oxygen as our electric
scooter for our mail delivery is consistent with the commitment of
De Post-La Poste to reduce pollution emissions and to respect the
community," said Johnny Thijs, CEO of De Post-La Poste. "We are
excited and proud to become a strategic partner of De Post-La Poste
which is demonstrating to be an innovator and a market leader,"
said Michele Hausmann, co-Founder and President of Oxygen S.p.A.
"Going forward, postal and parcel delivery companies, police
organizations and food delivery chains will enjoy an efficient,
cost-effective, silent, safe and green transportation solution that
requires minimal maintenance." "Oxygen electric-powered
Postscooters offer benefits to both the bottom and the top-line of
postal and courier delivery service companies helping our clients
save money, increase their revenues and improve their corporate
image," said Tommaso Stefani, Vice-President of Oxygen S.p.A. "In
fact, by using a fleet of electric scooters, delivery companies can
save up to 90 percent of energy costs, minimize maintenance
expenses and optimize their efficiency rates, while enjoying faster
delivery, higher productivity and driver safety. These benefits
also have a positive impact on a company's corporate image and
corporate social responsibility rating."
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