E-commerce customers in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will now be able to have their Amazon parcels delivered by a fleet of electric cargo bikes from the company’s new micromobility hub in the city’s Titanic Quarter.
The bikes are part of Amazon’s wider £300m (US$375m) investment to help electrify and decarbonize its UK transportation network, and the micromobility hub is one of 40 in cities across the UK and Europe.
“Our new electric cargo bikes are part of Amazon’s commitment to reach net-zero carbon across our operations by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement,” said Jim Press, senior delivery station manager at Amazon in Belfast. “This is a proud moment for our team, and great news for customers across the city who will benefit from zero emissions deliveries to their door.”
Amazon is working with Astral Fox, a local company which provides delivery services to Amazon customers. Nick Turkington, owner of Astral Fox, added, “We are delighted to work with Amazon to bring this fleet of electric cargo bikes to Northern Ireland. We think the electric cargo bikes are going to be a big hit with customers, while also supporting Amazon’s sustainability commitments. The future is here and this is just the beginning.”
Amazon and its partners already have more than 1,000 electric delivery vans deployed across the UK and Ireland, in addition to nine fully electric heavy goods vehicles, the first in Amazon’s fleet, which have replaced traditional lorries.
Discover more about Amazon’s micromobility hubs in this video.