U.S., Oct. 11 -- UPS has announced plans to convert 33 diesel vehicles to electric (15) and hybrids (18) following its addition of 6,000 natural gas vehicles to its fleet.

Two hybrid vehicles have already been deployed in Hanover, with the remainder being deployed in Bielefeld, Frankfurt and Nuremberg. Meanwhile, UPS' e-vehicles will be deployed in Dusseldorf and Frankfurt-am-Main first with additional cities to follow.

It has been reported that the new addition will create a reduction of up to 200 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

The latest conversion plans from UPS are a part of the ZUKUNFT.DE initiative sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure to make package delivery more sustainable. "Flee...