On city streets, on most days, Amazon delivery vans, UPS trucks, Ubers and vehicles for instant delivery services all vie for space. A Los Angeles-based company is aiming to solve the problem of urban congestion and the emissions that come with it by swapping out the delivery trucks with cargo e-bikes. The company wants to build an ecosystem around cargo e-bikes, aiming to expand from 50 to 500 of them by next year. It’s an experiment, but one thing is for certain: This isn’t another delivery company bringing you lunch. A bill in the New York state Legislature to allow for wider cargo e-bikes is a start to addressing the issue, NYU’s Kaufman said.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2022 04:03 UTC