Article content

Electric courier bikes, geotagging tracking on packages and 1,000 vehicles with smart technology are just some of the eco-friendly investments being made by Purolator Inc. as part of its $1-billion capital outlay announced Tuesday.

“We’ve got everything from 24-hour parcel lockers to e-bikes for Toronto’s downtown core,” John Ferguson, Purolator president and CEO, told the Financial Post. “We’re working on a new fleet that will be more electric. So, we’ll be getting after not only that technology but it’s going to be good for the environment and sustainability.”

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or 'The catcher's mitt of packages': Purolator eyes U.S. markets amid $1-billion investment rollout Back to video

Purolator has about 300 hybrid-electric vehicles and plans on adding more to the fleet by 2020.

“It’s almost like our couriers are operating with more of a smartphone device,” Ferguson said. “They can take pictures of packages, it’ll take geotags so customers know where packages are at all times.”

However, the Mississauga-basedcourier company is not mulling delivery via drones like Amazon and Drone Canada but will be adding more hybrid vehicles such as electric cargo bikes to drop off packages and self-serve parcel lockers in downtown Toronto.