FedEx Express has introduced two zero-emission electric Nissan e-NV200 vehicles at the Shinsuna station for pickups and deliveries in the Tokyo area.

A charging station for the vehicles has also been installed at the facility.

“With more than 190 countries recently signing the COP21 Paris Agreement to establish an international framework for decreasing fossil-fuel dependency worldwide, global awareness of environmental and global warming issues is increasing,” said Masamichi Ujiie, regional vice president of FedEx Express North Pacific. “As a company conducting business worldwide, FedEx is committed to addressing environmental issues through such measures as the introduction of zero-emission all-electric vehicles.”

This is the first time that all-electric vehicles have been used for this purpose in Japan, and will contribute to the company’s target of improving fleet fuel efficiency by 30% by 2020 compared to 2005. According to FedEx, it has already reached an improvement of 29.5% as of 2014.

FedEx Japan now has nine natural-gas-fuelled vehicles, seven hybrid vehicles and two all-electric vehicles.