In Summer 2021 Schaeffler and partner Heinzmann unveiled their chain-less drive system. No chain, no wearThe Free Drive is an optimally matched system that consists of a pedal generator, drive motor, customer-specific battery solution, and human-machine interface (HMI). It’s sold by Heinzmann to bicycle manufacturers and fleet operators. Core component of the system is its…
After a successful trial in Delft, IKEA will inform all its global stores that deliveries to customers by cargobike can be offered, where suitable. The company is increasing the number of urban sites where cargobike deliveries make more sense. See for example our previous story on the Central Paris store. The trike used in the…
Two new investors have joined Fairtree Elevant Ventures in a new round of financing to enable a doubling of Cargoroo‘s fleet and expansion to new cities. The Sharing Group will provide the expertise gained from investing in a car sharing enterprise Participatiefonds Duurzame Economie Noord-Holland (PDENH) is a fund that invests in companies involved in the energy…
“Find&Treat” is a NHS service aimed at the homeless. The service has started with a custom built van, to provide care to people sleeping rough, who are very susceptible to diseases like TB The Big Issue reports Ousina Sarr is an outreach worker for Find and Treat Service who was diagnosed with tuberculosis by the…
With ever larger cargobikes being introduced, and the call for stronger motors to help riders, the European Commission is considering new classifications for this fast expanding field. As Arne Behrensen, of Cargobike.jetzt says There is still no regulation for the total weight or length of cargo bikes. They are seen as a pillar of the…
APCOA, based in Stuttgart, runs a large portfolio of car parks in Germany. They have started redeploying some of the space to host micro-depots for cycle logistics. In central Hamburg, they have taken over the operation of a succesful pilot, originally led by Reallabor Hamburg (RealLabHH), an initiative of the German government’s “National Platform for…
EBike24 reports on the innovation of the MovR3, the new model by Bremen-based Rytle The rider’s cubicle Entering the MovR3 is almost like walking through an archway. On the sides, the revised body made of glass fibre-reinforced plastic forms large, round openings. The circle is also found in the rear wall as a window The…
In Paris, Fluidis runs an electric boat that docks at two quays in the centre. From there cargobikes provide the end delivery. The system distributes up to 1500 packets a day The boat is wide enough to allow the sorting and loading of the parcels on board. More here We have reported previously about the…
Nice photo gallery on BikePacking.com of the different users of the Mercurio cargobike around Mexico. They’re used for all manner of duties, including commerce. My favourites are packed with an enormous cooler of homemade paletas or aguas frescas, their pilots announcing their approach with a comical squeezy horn that can be heard three blocks away, often with a…
SunRider produces rear-loading cargobikes with solar panels on the roof and the sides of the cargobox. They claim that “by charging on the move one has up to an additional 100 km of range per day” Vodafone is starting a pilot using a SunRider bike in Utrecht. The bike’s on-board equipment will record a whole…
Last September Construction Manager Magazine ran a story that showed some examples of cargobikes being used in an industry that one associates with much heavier machinery. Champion of these case studies is Michael Barratt, development impact assessment manager at Transport for London. His exposure to the link between construction and cargobikes started when he had…
We reported earlier this year that Veolia is trialling refuse cargobikes in Central London The bikes called CyClean are built by Italian company Brezza, based near Milan They feature reverse drive, two batteries for 50km range and a tippable cargo box Another Italian company that offers refuse collection cargobikes is T-cargo; a more basic box,…
As part of its initiative to promote commercial cargobikes, the German Environment Ministry is now offering grants to set up last-mile micro consolidation depots. Micro depot guidelineMicro depots are used for the temporary storage and transfer of consignments to cargo bikes, with which the delivery “on the last mile” is carried out emission-free. The “last…
DPD has set up a micro depot in the forecourt of a petrol station in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. Six cargobikes, including ONO, Velove Armadillo and Radkutsche deliver approximately 400 parcels, dropped in the morning by an electric van The depot is fitted with a 75KW battery recharging station supplied by Swabbee It…
While European cycle logistics depots have been set up in collaboration with several operators, the City of London has decided to award an exclusive contract to Amazon to run a new depot. Is that wise? The Hamburg public transport agency, Hamburger Hochbahn, has just opened a last mile logistics depot. Four companies will be operating…
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