An old solution to new challenges: The rebirth of the cargo bike
The cargo
electric bicycle, also known as the freight or
utility bike, is enjoying a renaissance and recognition as a cleaner, safer, and more efficient mode of urban freight
delivery and passenger transport. As a human-powered and fuel-free vehicle, this form of active transport could bring even
more benefits to our cities than other disruptive technologies.
Cargo bikes are proving to be versatile vehicles of change for urban business interests thanks to their economic
viability. They also reduce the need for polluting and noisy delivery
electric cargo trucks that contribute to urban gridlock. They make the streets cleaner and safer for
pedestrians and commuting cyclists.
The bright electric future ahead, led by bikes
According to Germany Two-wheel Industry Association (ZIV), in the last year, electrically assisted cargo bikes have
outsold
electric cars in Germany with 39,000 sold versus 32,000
electric cars—an impressive when you consider that electric cars have benefited from substantial government subsidies, while
e-bikes received only a small handout. Globally, Deloitte predicts that 300 million e-bikes will be out on the world's
streets by 2023, representing a 50% increase over current numbers. These statistics seem to show that, despite all the
attention around electric and autonomous vehicles, the future of e-mobility may actually be led by bikes. In the next five
years, 40 million electric bikes will be sold worldwide, dwarfing the 12 million electric vehicles that will be hitting the
roads over the same period.
We hear regularly that people with disabilities go by taxi transport or mobility scooter to the physiotherapy and sit there
on a stationary bike. Why not visit a friend or take a trip with a (electric) tricycle instead? Because you always have to
cycle yourself, there is always movement. When needed, the cyclist can choose between various degrees of electric pedal
support and cycle more easily. More and more cyclists realize that their independence and mobility increase, and therefore
choose the environmentally friendly
electric tricycle.
The
electric special vehicle (EV) revolution is
speeding up, but it can only go so far without the necessary infrastructure and technology. As thinking shifts from fossil
fuels to all-electric, visions of a brighter, more optimistic world come into view. The vision is to improve all aspects of
performance and reliability and unlock the possibility of producing a battery solution that matches the performance of
conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles, meeting consumers expectations, helping drive the uptake of hybrid and electric
transport and supporting the Governments Road to Zero strategy—aiming to make road transport emission-free by 2050.
According to our experience, after spending a lot of time studying these two processes in depth, we found that these two
production methods have more in common than differences. Powertrain equipment still provides components for power generation.
The body shop is still making all the panels. In order to make cars, the assembly plant still assembles all these parts
together. In general, there is no real difference. Especially by automating the supply next to the production line, we can
help the assembly line respond to changes. For example, when an
electric car production line needs to switch from a large combustion-powered car to an electric car,
we will send the correct components or parts to the point of use. All that is needed is the notification in the advanced
software. Once the system or assembly line supervisor makes these clicks, we will respond and go to the appropriate location
to pull the correct one. The delay is eliminated, and the probability of error occurrence is almost zero.
When we talk about the hollow
block making machine
there are some different pictures and ideas of this machine in people’s heads so we need to specify what we exactly mean by
it. A hollow block machine is a machine that produces hollow blocks using pressure and vibration to compress the concrete
mortar into the molds and form the concrete blocks.