Last year, the Accel Group purchased the company that makes Babboe Bikes. This week, we read that Urban Arrow has been acquired by Pon BV. This should give the fast growing Amsterdam based manufacturer the capital to increase its production capability and lower the waiting time for retailers, which this summer had reached four months.…
Three examples from the UK Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust Cut Carbon-Emissions Using Cargo Bikes From October 2019, Newcastle Hospitals is trialling zero-emission e-cargo bike courier deliveries every weekday for three months to help reduce local air pollution and combat the advancing climate health emergency caused by climate breakdown. In partnership with ZMOVE, the NHS Foundation…
The Independent and others report that DPD will be deploying ten EAVs in different depots around Europe, in the UK, (London, Newbury and York), Ireland, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France. The electric-assist quadricycles have a low centre of gravity (the main chassis is below the wheels’ axles) and according to Adam Barmby, founder and technical…
Cycling Industry News reports: In a trial in Stevenage, Central England which has around 45km of segregated cycle paths, local cargo bike delivery firm Bike Box Delivery has partnered with ShopAppy – an app which has been designed to support local shops with a click and collect service, currently operating in a number of UK…
“Our van drivers are averaging between 10 and 12 deliveries a day while the e-cargobike riders can do more than 30 deliveries a day,”said Doug Hutchinson, Head of Absolutely Sameday, a Central London courier firm. More here
Olvo is a Paris-based cargo bike cooperative, in great expansion; from eight employees at the end of August 2018, there are now 19 in the team. Cycling Industry News reports on a new customer for the cooperative: Ikea’s first downtown store in La Madeleine, Paris, opened on Monday, and customers can now have products sold…
Hamburg is adding 20 electric cargobikes to its fleet of StadtRad rental bikes. The electric cargo bikes can transport up to 60 kilogrammes and have a fold-out bench with adjustable safety belts with space for a two-year-old and a seven-year-old child. Similar to other StadtRad bikes, the first 30 minutes are free of charge. However,…
The Department for Transport is offering 20% of the cost of e-cargobikes (up to £1000 (=€1160) per bike) to businesses in the UK Transport for London’s scrappage scheme is for small businesses and offers up to £3500 (=€4060) to replace old vehicles which would be subject to charges to enter the Ultra Low Emission Zone
On 04.04.19, Team London Bridge hosted a Cargobike Expo, an opportunity for operators of electric cargobikes to pitch their services to local businesses. The Expo is part of the Bikes for Business initiative. The project aims to convert 15% of business deliveries in London Bridge to cargobikes to coincide with the introduction of the Ultra Low…
The City of London (the small central financial district) has published its draft Transport Strategy. There are several mentions of cargobikes (and special needs cycles). Essentially the measures break down in two different sections: Provisions for private users and potential users of cargobikes. The cycle network will cater for all types of cycles, including cycles as…
More and more companies are offering in situ bike repairs, with bike mechanics fixing and servicing bikes where customers work, live or are stranded. One example is Live Cycle in Berlin: Traditional bike shops risk of losing an important regular income if they don’t offer a similar service. Shimano is coming to their rescue by…
“I Decongest the City” is a German initiative to encourage businesses to test cargobikes. Around 120 companies are participating. Greenpeace Energy is one of them. They have been using an electric Christiania Bike Matti Pauls (left above), the Greenpeace Energy Regional Partner now rides the bicycle four to five times a week (approx 60km) for…
