Amazon Expands Electric Cargo Bike Fleet in the UK

Amazon has announced the expansion of its UK e-cargo bike fleet, with the launch of three further micromobility delivery hubs in Manchester and London. Unveiled as part of a five-year £300 million investment in the electrification and decarbonisation of the company’s UK transportation network, e-cargo bikes and walkers are now expected to make more than two million deliveries a year.

These deliveries will take traditional delivery vans off the nation’s roads, alleviate city centre traffic congestion and improve air quality.

 The hubs join Amazon’s existing central London e-cargo bike fleet, which was recently announced in July, 2022,

Amazon has already made more than five million deliveries so far in 2022 using its e-cargo bikes and electric van fleet within London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone.

It has also announced further micromobility expansion plans across France and Italy.

E-cargo bikes and on-foot deliveries are now operational from hubs in more than 20 cities across Europe.

In addition to this delivery fleet expansion, Amazon is investing in thousands of chargers across its European facilities.

John Boumphrey, UK Country Manager, Amazon, says: “With more than €1 billion committed to electrifying and decarbonising our European transportation network over the next five years, including more than £300 million in the UK alone, we remain laser focused on reaching net carbon zero by 2040. These new hubs will not only bring our customers more electric-powered deliveries, but also support local authorities looking for ways to reduce congestion and find alternative transportation methods. We look forward to expanding our e-cargo bike fleet further in the coming months.”

Amazon reached 85% renewable energy across its business by the end of 2021, on its path to reaching 100% renewable energy by 2025.

It recently announced that it has surpassed 100 renewable energy projects across Europe.