What Are the Advantages of Cargo Bikes?

According to a UK 2021 study, electric cargo trikes in UK city centers deliver 60% faster than vans and have 90% lower carbon emissions compared to diesel vans. Meanwhile, according to a Dutch study, electric cargo bikes could replace about 20 percent of the many types of delivery vans operating in major cities.

Because cargo bikes offer many advantages in busy urban traffic - especially for people who must move around every day. Space-saving, environmentally friendly, healthy: the list of advantages goes on and on. We would like to go into more detail about the advantages of cargo bikes in this blog post.

Cargo Bike

5 major advantages of cargo bikes.

1. Improve the quality of life in the city.

People who use cargo bikes can also protect the environment. This type of mobility emits no CO2, saves space, and is quiet. According to the Federal Environment Agency, car travel, which emits 143 grams of pollutants per person-kilometer, is the most polluting means of transportation after domestic flights. For example, if you commute 5 kilometers a day and switch to a cargo bicycle more frequently, you can help prevent hundreds of kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Using cargo bikes can also help improve air quality - especially in urban areas.

The ground can also benefit. After all, cars and trucks not only need sealed surfaces to travel - stationary traffic is also a burden on urban soils. In order to park cars and trucks, parking areas must be created and the soil sealed, which then loses its natural function. By contrast, cargo bicycles take up many times less land: one space can hold three to four cargo bicycles. Parking spaces that are no longer needed can be re-naturalized as green spaces, thus improving the quality of life in the city.

Electric Cargo Bike

2. High carrying capacity, convenience, and safety.

Compared with ordinary bicycles, cargo bicycles can use the same manpower to transport more goods - usually more than 200kg, and more convenient and safe.

Compared to cars, cargo bikes are more energy-efficient and economical, and their small size allows them to travel in small streets and alleys - something cars can't do. With the addition of a battery, cargo bikes powered by electricity can be even more advantageous for hill climbing and short- and medium-distance transportation.

Electric cargo bikes provide reliable support for "last mile" deliveries in congested urban centers and solve the public health pollution and climate problems that idle delivery vans would cause. 

Cargo Bike

3. Electric cargo bikes save money

Research by Transport for London shows that the average van is only 38% full. Around 40% of vans are less than a quarter full, making the cargo bike a direct competitor with a potential load capacity of 250 kg. The cost of powering an electric bike is about 1 penny per mile, a fraction of the cost of using a conventional diesel van. Analysis shows that the cost of delivery on two wheels is 90% less than a van or truck. Electric cargo bikes are exempt from rising fuel costs, congestion charges, parking fees and fines, ultra-low emission zone fees, vehicle taxes and high insurance premiums.

4. The best parent-child transportation for short trips with children.

For parents, a family cargo bike eliminates a lot of hassle: they can put the kids, toys, and odds and ends in the cargo hold, and then exercise on the bike while supervising the kids in the cargo hold, without worrying about crying bears like they do on the bus and subway; and for kids, the bucket is a very safe, comfortable, and fun semi-open space.

Family Cargo Bike

5. Make merchandising more convenient.

For street vendors, a cool bicycle is not only convenient to sell, but also attracts more attention with its beautiful appearance. Bikes with bigger buckets can realize "storage and sales integration". All of these advantages have made cargo bikes popular in the West. And a good-looking cargo bike is full of emotion, with its own highlights, a little packaging is quite eye-catching. 

Currently, Europe is exploring how to make cargo bikes more functional, and there are organizations that are working on this and looking for greater profitability and room for development. There are special cargo bike fan organizations abroad that regularly organize discussions on modifications and the like.

Contact Beijivehicle for more details on the cargo bikes and order the one that best suits your requirements.