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The PRO-E-BIKE project
The role of electric assist
European Cycle Logistics Federation conference Nijmegen, 12 April 2014
Ronald JornaMobycon (NL)
Contents
• About Mobycon• PRO-E-BIKE project (partners, goals, target groups)• State of the art review• Examples of use of e-bikes in freight transport• Trends and policies• First results of PRO-E-BIKE pilots in the Netherlands
About Mobycon
• Founded in 1986
• Consultancy company in the domain of Traffic, Transport and Mobility issues
• Clients on all government levels
PRO-E-BIKE• Promotion of clean and energy efficient
vehicles for professional use
• Focussed on e-(cargo)bikes and e-scooters
• Delivery of goods, passengers and services
• Co-funded by Intelligent Energy Europe Programme
Partners PRO-E-BIKE
• Energikontoret Ost (Sweden)• Mobycon (The Netherlands)• ECF (Belgium)• Singergija (Slovenia)• POLIEDRA (Italy)• ITENE (Spain)• Occam (Portugal)• Lombardo (Italy)• IST (Portugal)• EIHP (Croatia, project management)
PRO E-BIKE goals
• To build understanding
• To raise confidence in e-bike technology
• Result: • Behavioural change• Market uptake• Development of policies at local level
Target groups
• Delivery companies
• Public administration/ local authorities
• Citizens
Results ‘state of the art’ review
• Review of trends
• Identification of best practices
• Identification of policies
Trends (1)
Technology• speed pedelec (up to 45 km/h)• lowering recharging times• extending capacity for increased range • weight reduction of parts• IT-extensions (navigation, smartphone, etc.)
Trends (2)
Three types of companies and logistics models:
• Logistics companies
• Bike couriers
• Home delivery
Best practices
2 dimensions:• Transport of freight, passengers, services• Pedelec, e-cargobike, e-scooter
freight passengers services
pedelec 8 5 3
e-cargo-bike 29 3 3
e-scooter 1 4 1
Examples (1)
Posta Slovenia• Deliveries in the city centre of Ljubljana,
Koper and Celje• 41 e-cargobikes, 20 e-scooters, 3 e-vans• More older employees can do deliveries• Contribution to internal goals for reduction of pollution
• Maintenance is a problem due to lack of suppliers of parts in Slovenia
• Similar example: Belgian Postal services
Examples (2)
BASF (e-bike)• Ludwigshafen site• Replacing scooters with e-bikes• Supporting innovative mobility• Employees are content• Lower costs, less pollution
Examples (3)
DHL• Introducing ‘parcycles’• Meeting internal goals on pollution• and noise reduction• Client perception!
• Logistical process must be suitable
• FedEx (Paris) and TNT (Brussels) are comparable examples
Examples (4)
MOVEBYBiKE• Since beginning 2012• Operating 6 e-bikes• Malmoe, Lund, Helsingborg,
Gothenburg and Stockholm • Last mile delivery of newspapers
and transporting furniture for people moving
Pilot projects in the Netherlands
First lessons learned
• Professional use of e-bike adds to the company’s image and CSR
• Use of e-bike cheaper than car or scooter but more expensive than normal (cargo)bike
• In urban areas the e-bike can be more efficient than other transport modes
• Hills limit the range of the e-bike• Easier to replace 1 van in a fleet than replacing
the only car of a one-man company.
Economic sustainability
• Low costs (purchase, insurance, maintenance)
• No restrictions in urban areas• Sustainable (congestion,
emissions, noise)• Client perception/image• Personnel (no driver license
needed, improved health, other type of employees)
• Simpler infrastructure needed
• Loading capacity (weight, volume)
• Limited range• Inclusion in logistical
process• Weather influences• Dependent on physical
fitness of employees
Policies
Policies to promote use of e-bikes:• Reduced emission zones• Time windows for freight vehicles• Appropriate bicycle infrastructure (bicycle
lanes (also suitable for cargo-bikes), parkings, charging stations, …)
• Fiscal incentives and subsidies• Promotion campaigns (including testing of e-
(cargo)bikes)