Electric cargo cycles - A comprehensive review

Narayanan, Santhanakrishnan; Antoniou, Constantinos

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.12.011

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“…In recent years, the study of urban delivery schemes based on or integrating cargo bikes has received increasing attention (Narayanan & Antoniou 2022). In particular, many previous works reported several benefits of their adoption (Llorca, Carlos & Moeckel 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For the last few years, online purchases have been growing in many countries (Niels, Hof & Bogenberger 2018) and have recently been boosted by the Covid-19 pandemic (Narayanan & Antoniou 2022). In Italy, the adoption of e-Commerce increased by 99% between 2019 and 2020, and by 68% between 2019 and 2021 (Idealo 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These effects are even more problematic in historic city centers, where the low availability of parks often causes illegal truck parking and the presence of narrow streets, where traditional commercial vehicles can or cannot travel, significantly impacts safety and walkability (Choubassi, Seedah, Jiang & Walton 2016). For these reasons, mitigating these negative effects has recently become one of the primary goals of policy makers, with the aim of improving the air quality and livability of cities (Narayanan & Antoniou 2022). In many cities worldwide, local authorities imposed restrictions on access to urban areas depending on vehicle emissions and size, by creating zero-or low-emission zones and enforcing parking regulations (Dablanc, Giuliano, Holliday & O'Brien 2013).…”

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Last mile distribution using cargo bikes: a simulation study in Padova

Ceccato¹

2023

European Transport/Trasporti Europei

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The recent growth of e-Commerce has induced an increasing freight demand, which could lead to negative externalities, in particular in urban areas. To foster sustainable development of cities and increase their livability, many local authorities are implementing urban vehicle access regulations, such as low-emission zones, banning the circulation of polluting vehicles. These measures prompted the adoption of new sustainable freight transport solutions for last mile deliveries, such as cargo bikes. The aim of this paper is to describe the study for the implementation of such a system. The procedure was tested (1) to define the location of a transshipment facility where parcels are moved from vans to cargo bikes, (2) to estimate the environmental and economic sustainability of the system, and (3) to quantify the effects of uncertainty in the final results. The framework was applied to the city center of Padova (Italy), where two sets of delivery system were considered: the first with traditional vans starting from an existing urban consolidation center and the second with manual and electric cargo bikes starting from a micro-depot. In particular, demand of home deliveries was estimated for a typical weekday; routes of freight transport means were defined by an optimization procedure; these data were used as input to a Discrete Event Simulation model. A sensitivity analysis was carried out modelling the potential uncertainty associated with load/unload times and travel speed of means, due to traffic congestion. Several scenarios were tested considering three locations as potential transshipment points. Outcomes of the simulations were used to estimate key performance indicators, evaluating the environmental and economic effects of the two delivery schemes. Results highlighted the potentiality of cargo bikes as a sustainable delivery system, and the impacts of uncertainty on the ranking of alternative options (i.e. micro-hubs).

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Last mile distribution using cargo bikes: a simulation study in Padova

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2023

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“…Electric powertrains include the motor, transmission and at least one battery as energy storage. There are two systems of motor, namely hub-drive and mid-drive (Narayanan and Antoniou, 2021). While the former is meant for frequent riding on even roads with an occasional inclination, the latter is meant for frequent riding on hilly roads with an inclination of more than 3%.…”

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Conceptualizing Micromobility

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While micromobility has seen a significant rise of interest across policy, industry and academia, a detailed conceptualisation of it has so far been missing from the scientific literature. This paper develops a multi-dimensional conceptualisation of micromobility, in conjunction with a new socio-technical definition. To do so, it reviews related concepts; it analyses how the term micromobility has been used; and it critically engages with existing definitions most frequently cited in this literature. Building on these insights, we develop a multi-dimensional conceptualization of micromobility. Our definition of micromobility covers a wide range of mobility options that can typically be manoeuvred by one human without motor assistance, at least for short distances, and that are ‘micro’ in terms of energy demand, environmental impact, and use of road space, relative to automobility. According to our conceptualisation, micromobility modes comprise fully human powered, partially motor assisted and fully powered options. They typically do not exceed 25 kilometres per hour (or 45 for faster ones) and weigh (often significantly) less than 350 kilogram, while often providing some (public) health benefits. Trip lengths are typically less than 15 kilometres and daily distance travelled less than 80 kilometres. This new definition has relevance for future transport and mobility scholarship, as well as policy and evaluation. Advantages of a new and widely accepted definition and conceptualisation of micromobility could include more robust design standards, legislation, as well as evaluation metrics and methods, all leading to greater understanding of, and attention paid to, this form of mobility. This paper highlights the important role that micromobilities could play in moving beyond automobility, to create more sustainable and just mobility futures.

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“…Due to technological improvements and the relatively recent popularity of the use of cargo bicycles in commercial transportation, there are gaps in studies that investigate the impact of such green vehicles on the environment. Most of the research focuses on analyzing technical, operational, economic, and societal aspects of using cargo bicycles in urban deliveries [8][9][10]. For example, the agent-based simulation framework, which evaluates the potential of the automation bicycle sharing system, was proposed in the research [11].…”

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Estimating the Emissions Reduction Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes: Case Studies for the Selected European Cities

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Contemporary cities need new solutions to reduce the harmful impact of freight transport, such as traffic congestion, air pollution, and noise emissions, which have increased in the last few years. This especially concerns central parts of cities due to the architectural features of urban space. The concept of green logistics intends to replace currently used combustion engine vehicles with zero-emissions technologies such as the use of cargo bikes to deliver goods to final recipients located in the city districts with dense urban development. However, the use of cargo bikes for certain architectural, transport, and business conditions must be justified: the positive impact of that innovative means of transport should be evaluated and assessed by decision-makers. We propose a method to evaluate the environmental impact of cargo bikes that replace conventional vehicles in the central district of a city. Our approach assumes simulations of freight travel demand in the selected city area, the estimation of the part of trips to be replaced by cargo bikes, and, finally, the evaluation of the total distance covered by the replaced combustion engine vehicles to show the reduction of CO2 generated by the conventional vehicles. The case studies of the central districts for selected partner cities (Vitoria-Gasteiz, San Sebastian, Dubrovnik, and Mechelen) that participate in the CityChangerCargoBike project are shown to demonstrate the developed methodology.

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Electric cargo cycles - A comprehensive review

Cited by 37 publications

References 57 publications

Last mile distribution using cargo bikes: a simulation study in Padova

Last mile distribution using cargo bikes: a simulation study in Padova

Conceptualizing Micromobility

Estimating the Emissions Reduction Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes: Case Studies for the Selected European Cities

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