The Rapidly Growing Form of Sustainable Transport for Local Government & Micro Logistics
By Stephen Coulter, Zipidi Smart Micromobility Solutions
Cargo bikes are the “sleeper” in e-mobility. While they have been around in various forms for many years — often a sustainable transport mode for parents and children - their electrification has opened up many use cases.
Over 40,000 were sold in Germany in the last 12 months — more than the number of electric cars!
Worldwide sales are rapidly growing from their 1 million+ level to many millions per year. As cities focus on reallocating road space to bikes, pedestrians and communities, e-cargo bikes are an ideal sustainable and silent means to support short distance micro logistics — typically up to 5 km.
There have been a number of grants in the UK in 2020, aiming to help local councils and businesses with COVID-19 recovery, to fund -cargo bikes fleets for local government to use for their activities and to share with local businesses.
Here are some links to recent news and articles on e-cargo bikes:
http://cyclelogistics.eu/sites/default/files/downloads/20%20Good%20Reasons%20A5%20English.pdf
