Cargo bike delivery can transform logistics and city spaces, shows study – Cycle Industry News
Mark Sutton6 August, 2021A new body of research conducted by Westminster’s Active Travel Academy, with support from climate orgs the KR Foundation and WeArePossible has shown cargo bike delivery to have significant potential for unlocking congestion and city spaces, saving businesses time and money, but also contributing a surprising amount to reducing co2 emissions.
Cross refencing the notoriously rigours data keeping of inner-city cargo delivery firm PedalMe, the headline data in the report revealed a 1.6 time faster delivery rate over vans, which over a period of 98 days saved an estimated 3,896 Kg of CO2 and over 5.5 kg of NOx entering the atmosphere.
