Amazon to deliver via cargo e-bike with new micromobility hub

By James Attwood

8 Jul 2022

Delivery giant Amazon will greatly expand its use of electric cargo bikes for deliveries in central London after opening its first micromobility hub.

The new facility in Hackney will serve as a base for cargo e-bikes and walkers, which will operate in the borough in parallel with Amazon’s fleet of electric delivery vans.

Quicker than a Prime delivery: get electric news in your inbox with the Move Electric newsletter

Amazon claims more than five million deliveries a year will be made using those three options, in an area spanning more than 10 per cent of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone.

A video released by Amazon shows deliveries being made using an quardicycle e-bike built by Oxfordshire firm EAV. According to The Guardian, at least some of the cargo e-bikes run from the hub will be operated by partner businesses, rather than directly by Amazon.

Amazon is poised to open more micromobility delivery hubs in other UK cities later this year.

John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK manager, said: “Our new e-cargo bikes, walkers and growing electric vehicle delivery fleet will help us make more zero emission customer deliveries than ever before across London and the UK.”

Amazon says that its UK fleet includes more more than 1000 electric delivery vans, and the firm has also ordered five full-electric 37-tonne heavy goods vehicles.

e-CARS

E-cars news and reviews

Toyota bZ4X review

UK charging networks: complete guide to every provider

New Cupra UrbanRebel is a bold EV supermini with 273-mile range

e-BIKES

E-bike reviews and news

Whyte E-160 RS e-bike review

10 fun things to try on an electric bike

Living with a Gocycle G4: how easy is it to adjust to?

e-MOTORBIKES

E-motorbike reviews and news