Mercado Livre aims to optimize deliveries and uses 100% electric vans

With the exponential growth of e-commerce in Brazil, delivery logistics has become one of the main challenges for companies in the sector. According to data from the Brazilian Electronic Commerce Association (ABComm), Brazilian e-commerce registered a total of 395 million orders and a turnover of R$ 185.7 billion in 2023, with an average ticket per customer of R$ 460. By 2024, the number of orders is expected to increase to 418.6 million and the average ticket for R$ 490.

In response to the expansion scenario, Mercado Livre, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Latin America, has invested in innovative solutions to optimize its logistics operations and ensure more efficient deliveries. Part of this strategy includes the partnership with Arrow Mobility, a Brazilian startup specialized in sustainable cargo vehicles, whose 100% electric vans are being integrated into the platform's delivery fleet. 

Marcelo Simon, Head of New Business at the startup, said highlights that the partnership with Mercado Livre is an important step in promoting sustainable logistics solutions in the market. “We are constantly developing vehicles that not only improve delivery efficiency, but also significantly reduce operating costs and environmental impact.The models are a viable and promising solution to achieve these” goals.

In addition to the lower cost per package delivered and significant reduction in emissions of polluting gases, Arrow Mobility vehicles have a higher load capacity, with an internal organization optimized for the transport of volumes, facilitating the shipment and disembarkation of deliverymen by providing access to the cargo compartment inside the vehicle.

Another relevant point is the mitigation of maintenance costs of electric vans, which represents another source of savings for fleet operators.“We are very satisfied with the performance of our vans in the Brazilian market.The partnership with Mercado Livre is an important milestone in our trajectory, we want to offer high quality vehicles to, in addition to meeting the logistics needs of our customers, boost their results” emphasizes Simon.

Arrow expects to quadruple the number of registrations in 2024, compared to last year 12 units to 48 this year 2, reinforcing the company's goal of becoming a reference in the national logistics sector.