Amazon has deployed a fleet of electric cargo bikes at its delivery station in Norwich to decarbonise deliveries.
Operated from the retail giant’s new e-mobility hub in the city, the e-cargo bikes will replace traditional delivery vans, delivering thousands of packages per week to Amazon customers, while helping to improve air quality and alleviate congestion.
Amazon now has micromobility hubs for e-cargo bikes and on-foot deliveries across more than 40 cities in the UK and across Europe. In the UK alone, it’s investing £300m investment to help electrify and decarbonise its transportation network.
Connor Ashford, senior delivery station manager at Amazon in Norwich, said: “Our new electric cargo bikes are part of Amazon’s commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions 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 and its partners also have more than 1,000 electric delivery vans deployed across the UK and Ireland, alongside nine fully electric heavy goods vehicles, the first in Amazon’s fleet, which have replaced traditional lorries.
The switch to e-cargo bikes and alternatively fuelled vehicles supports Amazon’s sustainability commitments.
The online mega-retailer is the co-founder of and the first signatory to the Climate Pledge, a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 that’s backed by 500 signatories, including more than 100 from the UK alone.
