The tuk tuks are named Tük-se and Tack-se, with ‘tack’ meaning ‘thanks’ in Swedish. Source: IKEA
IKEA customers in Sydney will receive packages from two electrified tuk tuks for the next three months, as part of the Swedish homeware giant’s efforts to slash the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from its fleet of petrol-powered delivery trucks.
IKEA has partnered with ANC Delivers to get the tuk tuks on the road, which will be powered by a 9kWh swappable battery, and travel within 10km of the Tempe store from Bondi in the east to Ashfield in the inner west and Mortdale in the southwest.
Customers can receive packages that weigh up to 40 kilograms via the environmentally-friendly three-wheeled vehicles, which include the flat-pack titan’s chairs and coffee table ranges, IKEA said in a statement.
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