Bob Valair

What National Key Accounts Are Learning About Their Electrified Fleets
Bob Valair
Staples, Inc.
Director of Energy and Environmental Management
Agenda
• Staples Background
• Staples Fleet – History of Energy Efficiency
• Staples Commitment to Electric Vehicles
• MIT Study – Cost Savings Potential
• Questions
Staples Overview
26 Countries
World ’s
Largest
Office Supply
$26 Billion
United States
1500+ stores
200+ DCs/FC
First store
1986
5 Continents
88,000
Employees
Watch
Staples Commitment
to
Sustainability
Five Pillars of Sustainability
•
Five pillars constitute the foundation:
– Selling more sustainable products & services
– Offering easy recycling solutions for our customers
– Eliminating operational waste
– Maximizing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy
– Becoming a sustainable leader in the global community
Staples Energy Program
• Sustainability‐ Energy Management
– Wind, Solar, Fuel Cells, EMS, Reporting
– Black Belt, Energy Reduction, Awareness
• Stores, Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices,
Data Centers
• Manage energy and waste portfolio across the U.S. Europe and Canada
• Growth of 50 new stores and 10 copy & print in 2012
• 100% Green
• Award winning EPA ENERGY STAR Leaders Award
• Award winning EPA ENERGY STAR Retail Partner of the Year
Growth of Distribution Business
#2 E-Retailer in the World
Supply Chain Sustainability Study
• Working with major retailers to access sustainability impact
• Challenge to work with vendors
– 3M, HP, BIC, Avery
– Paper, plastic, energy, water
• Packaging and Logistics
– 93% of sustainability opportunity
Early Fleet Efficiency Gains
• Limit top speed of delivery
vehicles to 60 mph
• Idle management to limit idle
time to 3 minutes
• EPA SmartWay Program: we
reduced truck miles by 2.6
million miles in 2010
• National Clean Fleets
Partnership Award
• Improved fuel efficiency over
20% since 2006
Moved to Electric Vehicles in 2009
• Began rollout of electric vehicles
in 2009
• Daily route of less than 70 miles
before recharging at night
• Additional cost of $30,000 for
electric vehicles
• May 2009: Federal Stimulus
money through the Clean Cities
Grant coalition. Cover 50% cost
of alternatively powered
vehicles.
• 83 current electric vehicles
NAD Fleet US
• 1,700 delivery trucks
• 26 million miles in 2011
• 2,590,000 gallons of diesel fuel used
• With speed reduction and idle limiting
in place this saved:
• 620,000 gallons of fuel
• $2,380,000 saved
• 6,885 tons of CO2
Environmental Benefits
• United States Fleet in 2010:
• Saved 724,000 gallons of fuel
• Reduced CO2 emissions by
8,000 tons
• Reduced truck miles traveled
between warehouses and
stores by 2.6 million miles
MIT Study – Fleet Efficiency
• MIT Center for Transportation
and Logistics
• $0.68/mile electric vs.
$0.75/mile diesel
• V2G system:
• Night-time plug-in
• Improve system reliability
• $900 to $1,400 per truck per
year
Closing
• Staples Sustainability – Part of
the Culture
• Staples Pillars
• Early Efficiency Gains
• Electric Fleet
• Marketing Benefit
• Cost Benefit
• Environmental Benefit
THANK YOU!