THE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WAY TO GET ABOUT THE CITY MAKING CARGO TRANSPORT AS EASY AS RIDING A BIKE. THE UM CARGOBIKE IS TOMORROW’S ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRANSPORTER. Climate protection and carbon neutrality are the most important issues of our times. The online shopping boom, which intensified due to the coronavirus pandemic, has made them even more critical, both worldwide and especially here in Germany. The consequences of the growing delivery traffic in cities are rising carbon dioxide and noise pollution for residents and gridlocked city centres. Environmentally responsible urban logistics Cities and local authorities are looking for solutions to tackle the congestion caused by trucks and passenger vehicles in inner cities. This calls for new mobility concepts, in particular for transporting the continually growing volumes of parcel and food deliveries. The need for action is even more pressing due to the access restrictions barring trucks and diesel vehicles from certain streets in urban areas and the reallocation of car lanes to cycle traffic. But how are parcels to be distributed in cities and delivered to end customers? Urban Mobility’s vision is a new mobile world, one that is environmentally friendly and sustainable. Urban Mobility GmbH was founded by
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experts from the fields of aviation, mechanical engineering and logistics with the shared aim of developing and producing environmentally friendly transport vehicles that are perfectly suited to urban areas. Urban Mobility’s logistics specialists define the product’s applications and characteristics, while their engineers ensure excellent manufacturability, ease of maintenance and the required robustness.
The innovative UM CargoBike made in Germany Every single part in the UM CargoBike is made in Germany with a minimal carbon footprint. The highly robust heavy-duty cargo pedelec has a long lifespan and is ideally suited for delivering parcels, part loads
