Burger King, one of the most popular fast food chains in the US, is planning to transition to EVs as part of its zero-emission mission in the next decade.
The hamburger maker says that by bringing 100% EV Fleet to North America, it will help achieve its goal of going "green" by 2030.
Burger King Aims to Launch Green Initiatives With EV Fleet
DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: A sign is posted in front of a Burger King restaurant on February 15, 2022 in Daly City, California. Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King, reported strong fourth quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations with revenue of $1.55 billion.
As we know, Burger King is widely-known for its delicious whoppers and cheese-filled hamburgers. The thing is, the company wants to venture into other businesses outside the food chain industry.
By transforming its 31% current vehicle fleet to EVs a few years from now, the food chain giant believes that it can succeed on its plans to become a "green" firm, according to The EV Report.
So far, we know how committed Burger King is when it comes to bringing sustainable and environment-friendly products to its customers. The firm makes use of recyclable packaging which is renewable at the same time as part of plans to diminish environmental waste.
The plan to launch all-electric cars in the continent will take effect by 2030 across 16 states. The EV North American fleet aims to reduce carbon footprint.
To guarantee high success on its plans, Burger King will deploy several field team members in various franchise locations. This will ensure that the company will properly keep up with the BK team and the management monthly.
"The brand's enthusiasm for the goal, combined with the team's responsiveness and active partnership enabled us to mobilize vehicle sourcing and charging infrastructure installations at record speed - making this our fastest program launch across the nation to date," Element Fleet Management chief commercial officer David Madrigal said about the EV fleet via Electrek.
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Fast Food Chains Are Adopting EV Fleets
Aside from Burger King, Domino's announced back in November 2022 that it will deploy over 800 Chevy Bolt EVs as delivery cars. The pizza chain said that this would take place in late 2023.
According to Russel Weiner, the CEO of Domino's, this adoption serves as "another step in the brand's evolution" when it comes to robotic delivery.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, labor shortages became widespread. As a result, delivery has become a struggle for food chain firms such as Domino's.
Other notable food stalls including Taco Bell have opened EV charging stations in California back in October 2022, per Tech Times.
Taco Bell said that it will provide more electrical connections for ChargeNet. The EV charging stations also boast accurate energy monitoring and it can allow more people to save some bucks with solar panels.
Speaking of EV charging stations, 7-Eleven announced almost two years ago that it would install 500 EV charging ports across 250 locations in North America at the end of 2022.
Although the expected date deployment of EV charging stations did not happen during that time, it happened just recently following the launch of 7Charge stations in Texas, Florida, California, and Colorado, per CNET.
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