Post on 13-Apr-2017
Cargo bikes
The “ hardware” What does the sector need?
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Demand
• Services • Parcel delivery • Food delivery • SME cargo bikes
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Offer
• Two wheelers • Three wheelers • 4 wheelers • Electric assistance 250W • Electric assisted max 500 W
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Legal aspects
• Legal aspects of transit and traffic rules • Machine directory of EU • BaSeries • Electric bikes • Electric speed bikes
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Food processing
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Food transport and HACP standards
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Formal aspects and security
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Design (limits)
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Trailer or cargo bike
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Innova\on
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Innova\on
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Innova\on: Assisted trailer
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Source:vogelvrije fietser
Weight and volume
• 100-‐400KG max • Width plaborm: 60-‐95 • Length plaborm : 88-‐ 200
• Europallet: 80*120 (EPAL)
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Producers (small scale)
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Design aspects
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Design aspects
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Design aspects
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Roll on roll off
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Compe\tors
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Green vehicles?
• Is an electric bicycle considered a zero emission vehicle?
• Are there special insurance requirements? • Should we aim for speed pedelec category?
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Legal / illegal
• Where doe a cargo bike belong on the road (police don't know the exact rules)
• What are the rules for electric assisted cargo bikes? (police expect electric bike and scooter riders to wear a bicycle helmet)
• What is on the market today? (most electric bikes look to the casual observer like ordinary bikes)
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The sector needs upscaling
• Think in cars • Think in other financial frameworks • Integrate more with IT solu\ons • Limit the sector by defining the strenghts
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Thank you ibc@transportvision.nl
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