Amazon uses e-bikes for deliveries in the UK, but they’re not regular e-bikes, but tuk-tuks with a design that mimics the company’s delivery vans, with cargo on the back.
The company created a micro-mobility hub with e-bikes and walk-back couriers to serve central London. With this, Amazon promises to make one million deliveries a year.
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Thus, Amazon wants to reduce not only traffic but also emissions in the city, especially in the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Notably, the company has already delivered 1000 electric vans in the UK.
Recently, the company also presented its new Electric trucks Heavy materials can help achieve this goal. With its initiatives including these cool e-bikes, Amazon A 50% drop is expected Emissions from deliveries to UK customers by 2030.
To go further, the company wants to reach 100% by 2040. Thus, Amazon wants to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, but 10 years earlier. To achieve this, the company is committed to doubling the number of solar panels there by 2024. Also, by the end of this year, 30,000 new solar panels will be installed.
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Watch a video of Amazon e-bikes in action making deliveries on the streets of London below.
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