From electric vans operating in Warsaw's city centre to cargo bikes covering the last kilometre in Kraków and Wrocław, this publication tracks how freight logistics in Poland is reducing its carbon footprint.
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Electric vehicles
DHL, InPost and DPD Poland have begun replacing diesel light commercial vehicles with battery-electric equivalents on selected city corridors.
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Cargo bikes
Three-wheeled cargo cycles and electric-assist freight bikes are now a visible part of the delivery mix in Warsaw, Kraków and Poznań.
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Supply chains
Beyond the vehicle, decarbonising freight requires changes at the warehouse level, in route planning software and in how shippers measure scope 3 emissions.
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Polish cities face some of the highest particulate matter concentrations in the EU. Diesel freight vehicles operating in dense urban cores contribute directly to local NOₓ and PM2.5 levels.
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The EU's Fit for 55 package and the forthcoming revision of the Clean Vehicles Directive impose progressively stricter targets for publicly procured and commercially operated light vehicles.
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Poland's parcel volume has grown substantially over the past decade. Higher delivery density in cities creates both a challenge and an opportunity for zero-emission last-mile operations.
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The rollout of depot charging points and public fast chargers is uneven across Polish voivodeships. Infrastructure readiness varies significantly between major urban agglomerations and secondary cities.
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Fleet replacement decisions by major integrators—DHL Express, InPost, DPD, GLS—reflect both total cost of ownership calculations and public commitments to corporate sustainability targets.
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In high-density urban areas with restricted vehicle access, cargo bicycles and electric cargo bikes offer a viable alternative to vans for consignments below a certain weight and size threshold.
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