Amazon: e-cargo bikes to replace thousands of van deliveries in London
by Sarah Butler from Technology | The Guardian on (#611SX)
Online retailer opening micromobility' hub in Hackney as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions
Amazon is launching a fleet of e-cargo bikes and a team of on-foot delivery staff to replace thousands of van deliveries on London's roads.
The online retailer is opening its first micromobility" hub in Hackney, east London, which - along with an existing fleet of electric vehicles - will contribute to 5m deliveries a year across about a 10th of the capital's ultra low emission zone postcode districts. The bikes will be operated by a variety of partner businesses, not directly by Amazon, it is understood.
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