Amazon is bringing e-cargo bike deliveries to Belfast customers with the opening of a new micromobility hub.
Located at its delivery station in the Titanic Quarter, the hub now houses a fleet of e-cargo bikes, which will deliver thousands of packages a week to Amazon customers, replacing diesel vans.
Amazon has micromobility hubs in more than 40 cities in the UK and across Europe, facilitating e-cargo bike and on-foot deliveries as part of a £300m investment to electrify and decarbonise Amazon’s UK transportation network.
Jim Press, senior delivery station manager at Amazon in Belfast, said: “Our new electric cargo bikes are part of Amazon’s commitment to reach net zero carbon across our operations by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. This is a proud moment for our team, and great news for customers across the city who will benefit from zero emissions deliveries to their door.”
Amazon is working with Astral Fox, a local company which provides delivery services to Amazon customers.
Nick Turkington, owner of Astral Fox, said: “We think the electric cargo bikes are going to be a big hit with customers, while also supporting Amazon’s sustainability commitments. The future is here and this is just the beginning.”
Amazon and its partners already have more than 1,000 electric delivery vans deployed across the UK and Ireland, in addition to nine fully electric HGVs.
