E-Cargo Bikes
E-Cargo bikes for local authorities
Tim Anderson, Head of Transport at Energy Saving Trust, said: “It is exciting to see the strength and breadth of applications supported by the eCargo Bike Grant Fund. We received 58 applications and the 18 local authorities who have been successful in securing funding offered compelling cases for ecargo bikes across a range of activity. These projects will purchase a total of 273 ecargo bikes and nine ecargo bike trailers, Eighteen local authorities in England have secured funding from enabling more businesses to benefit from the Department for Transport’s £2m eCargo Bike Grant Fund, access. A further 409 ecargo bikes have been grant funded direct to 146 organisations which will enable them to purchase e-cargo bikes for either local through the national element businesses or for use within their own fleets of the programme. “E-Cargo bikes are an The Department for Transport’s £2m go to City Parks. Five will go attractive low carbon Cambri eCargo Bike Grant Fund was established to courier company Zedify to transport solution d g e s hire County to help councils and companies to replace support business deliveries that are becoming e-cargo Council’s their polluting vans with ecargo bikes. across the city and the more widely Eighteen local authorities in England have remaining bikes will be adopted. They offer be used bikes will secured the funding, which will enable them used by five city businesses, significant benefits, for first deliveri m to purchase ecargo bikes for either local including Gunns Florist, most impressively i l e business use or for use within their own fleets. Brighton and Hove Energy fuel cost savings residen es and a tial sh One of the successful applicants was Services Co-op (BHESCo), and contributing scheme aring Cambridgeshire County Council, who plans to Real Patisserie, Brighton to improved local deploy 30 e-cargo bikes across four initiatives Gin and Mittens Plumbing, air quality which are in Cambridge. These cover first mile deliveries, Heating and Bathroom Design. particularly attractive as a residential sharing scheme, a ‘try before you Dan Curtis from BHESCo said: we work towards a green buy’ leasing scheme and pool e-cargo bikes. “Using an eCargo bike will have a recovery following the Covid Devon County Council’s work will encourage huge impact on the number of households 19 outbreak. With more deliveries to our the uptake of e-cargo bikes across partner that BHESCo can help through our fuel homes than ever, last mile delivery is an organisations to support sustainable active poverty alleviation programme. important area for consideration in our business travel as an alternative to car and “Currently, we have to visit each property journey to reduce transport emissions to net van use. Thirteen ecargo bikes will be used twice; once for a survey to identify the zero by 2050. We expect the eCargo Bike to support Exeter’s ambition for net zero improvements we can make, and then Grant Fund to support wider and longer service with two of the total used by the local again to install the energy saving term uptake of these light vehicles.” hospital’s adult and social care teams to help measures that we have chosen. Chris Heaton-Harris, Cycling Minister, care for the most isolated people in the city. “By using an eCargo bike, we can complete said: “E-Cargo bikes are great for not Brighton & Hove City Council has been the whole process in a single visit, which only business but also the environment, awarded over £85,000 for 12 new eCargo means we will be able to support double helping to lower costs and emissions. bikes for the city. One of the bikes will be given the number of households at risk of cold “This funding will see groceries and to the council’s postal team while another will homes and fuel poverty in our city.” other shopping delivered to people’s
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