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Zero -Emission milestone for beer delivery

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Zero -Emission milestone for beer delivery

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has announced the completion of its first zero-emission beer delivery, 18 months after placing an order for 800 hydrogen-electric semi-trucks.

The brewer, which owns leading brands including Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s, completed its first milestone delivery on Thursday (21 November) in St. Louis, Missouri.
On the day itself, Bud Light was picked up by a Nikola hydrogen-electric truck from the local Anheuser-Busch brewery and taken to AB InBev’s local wholesale partner Lohr Distributors. Lohr Distributors then used a fully electric truck, manufactured by BYD, to deliver the beer to an iconic sports and concert venue.
Nikola Motor Company claims the AB InBev delivery marked the first time one of its hydrogen-electric semi-tucks has been used to make a commercial journey.
AB InBev first placed its order with Nikola in May 2018, requesting 800 hydrogen electric trucks. The vehicles will be integrated into its fleet from early 2020, as the brewer strives to run its entire fleet of long-haul trucks on clean energy by 2025.
“At AB InBev, we are continuously searching for innovative ways to improve sustainability across our entire value chain, progressing towards reaching our sustainability goals and driving our industry forward,” AB InBev’s vice president of procurement and sustainability Ingrid De Ryck said.
“No single company can build a more sustainable future alone, but this zero-emission delivery has shown what is possible when we bring together the various strengths and assets within our supplier network to work towards a shared objective of a better world.”
Elsewhere in its fleet strategy, AB InBev is exploring the possibilities of automation and other digital technologies to improve efficiency. It used an autonomous truck to deliver 50,000 cases of Budweiser across a 120-mile route in Colorado and, in 2017, submitted an order for 40 Tesla plug-in semi-trucks.
In its UK operations specifically, AB InBev recently began trialling liquefied natural gas LNG as truck fuel.

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