News / E-cargo bikers pedal in with a last-mile (r)evolution from diesel

Source Pedal Me

Electric cargo bikes provide a cleaner, quicker solution for urban deliveries, but clearer regulations and dis-incentivising fossil-fuelled vehicles is key to encouraging their uptake.

These were the conclusions of The Promise of Low-Carbon Freight report, which, using data from logistics operator Pedal Me, found that adopting cargo bikes not only reduced carbon emissions by 90%, compared with diesel vans, but also increased urban delivery times by 60%.

The lead author and member of University of Westminster’s Active Travel Academy, Ersilia Verlighieiri, said: ...