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Paxster electric vehicle for urban food delivery
- Published 22 March 2023; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed under Battery, Energy, Smart cities, Transportation and Made in Norway.
- Paxster’s compact electric utility vehicle is marketed for city food delivery. Its semi-open, doorless design supports rapid driver entry and exit. The page lists Delivery 1000L and Cargo 1250L versions, both with a 240 kg payload; the vehicle is about 2.3 metres long, has a stated normal range of 80–100 km and maximum speed of 45–60 km/h. All units include PaxsterConnect, described as an open API fleet-management product.
- Optional features include temperature-controlled cargo space for hot or cold food, live location monitoring, push notifications, configurable triggers and temperature logs. The page says compact dimensions aid manoeuvring and parking in congested urban settings, while cargo capacity relative to vehicle size can reduce delivery trips. It also claims lower electricity consumption and operating costs than larger EVs or internal-combustion vehicles.
- The page argues home food delivery has grown due to consumer habits, technology and the pandemic. It cites a forecast that vehicle-delivery CO₂ emissions could rise by 32% (6 million metric tonnes) and congestion by 21% over a decade; these are attributed to an external source and should be treated as dated projections, not current measurements.
- Market context cites a forecast for the European online food-delivery market to reach USD 20.27 billion by 2026. Domino’s Pizza and Premier Stores are named as customers, and Europe is identified as Paxster’s main market. The forecast period has elapsed, so the figure is historical projection.
- Linked to SDG 3 (Good health and well-being) and SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) through lower city air and noise pollution and lower environmental impact of deliveries.
- Contact: Thor Øivind Johansen, Sales and Marketing Director, thor.johansen@paxster.no. Company: PAXSTER AS, Bredmyra 3, 1739 Borgenhaugen, Norway; paxster.no. A phone-number reveal control is present.