The package delivery company will buy 100 Chanje V8100 vans from the Los-Angeles based startup and lease the remaining from U.S. truck rental company Ryder System Inc.

United Parcel Service Inc, FedEx and Deutsche Post unit DHL have faced pressure from regulators around the world to lessen the environmental impact of their fleets.

UPS, FedEx and DHL have placed orders for Tesla Inc all-electric Semis and already use Workhorse Group Inc electric vans.

The Chanje electric vans will have a range of more than 150 miles when fully charged, with maximum cargo capacity of about 6,000 pounds.

Last year, Ryder said it would order electric delivery vans from Chanje and become the exclusive U.S. sales and lease partner for the company.

The Chanje V8100 vans are manufactured by FDG Electric Vehicles Ltd, the startup's main investor, in Hangzhou, China.

The vans would be used for FedEx's commercial and residential pick-up and delivery services in California.

(Reporting by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)