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It can be argued that electric delivery vehicles merely move the carbon footprint issues down the line. Such a vehicle is not producing pollutants as it travels, but its battery requires electricity, and that means emissions are produced at the power station.
With the abolition of trucks over 7.5 tonnes, supply chains would become increasingly decentralised and local. With this might come the renaissance of the local dairy.
And with customers looking for ever more green credentials, there's one form of power even more environmentally efficient than the electric milk float: the horse and cart.
With Dobbin fuelled by grass and hay grown on the farm, local milk distribution by horse-drawn milk cart might make economic sense and be a big tick in the green credentials box. With the rise of refrigeration and longer-lasting milk, speed of delivery is less of an issue than ever before.