Cargo bikes have advanced in recent years. Nowadays, they can carry bulk, as well as items that require refrigeration. The European Sperm Bank in Copenhagen uses a bike to transport sperm samples across town.
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Cargo bikes have advanced in recent years. Nowadays, they can carry bulk, as well as items that require refrigeration. The European Sperm Bank in Copenhagen uses a bike to transport sperm samples across town.
European Sperm Bank
The sperm bike utilizes a nitrogen tank cooled to -320 degrees F.
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The sperm bike utilizes a nitrogen tank cooled to -320 degrees F.
European Sperm Bank
Many bikes can handle loads of up to 250kg (550 pounds). Courier company Outspoken Delivery. in Cambridge, England, is able to carry 100 packages at a time.
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Many bikes can handle loads of up to 250kg (550 pounds). Courier company Outspoken Delivery. in Cambridge, England, is able to carry 100 packages at a time.
Outspoken Delivery
Several delivery companies, including DHL, Parcelforce and TNT, have integrated cargo bikes into their business models, often using them to transport goods the first and last mile of a journey.
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Several delivery companies, including DHL, Parcelforce and TNT, have integrated cargo bikes into their business models, often using them to transport goods the first and last mile of a journey.
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French cookie company Michel & Augustin has launched the 100 Triporteurs (or cargo bikes) project in the city of Boulogne-Billancourt, just outside Paris. In hopes of encouraging more families to take up the cargo bike, it is offering subsidized bikes to the town's citizens, who can purchase one for €1,000 ($1,367) instead of the usual €2,600 ($3,555).
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French cookie company Michel & Augustin has launched the 100 Triporteurs (or cargo bikes) project in the city of Boulogne-Billancourt, just outside Paris. In hopes of encouraging more families to take up the cargo bike, it is offering subsidized bikes to the town's citizens, who can purchase one for €1,000 ($1,367) instead of the usual €2,600 ($3,555).
Michel & Augustin
According to EU-funded initiative CycleLogists, over 90% of all grocery trips could be made via bicycle. CycleLogistics is striving to get cargo bikes to replace vehicles throughout European cities.
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According to EU-funded initiative CycleLogists, over 90% of all grocery trips could be made via bicycle. CycleLogistics is striving to get cargo bikes to replace vehicles throughout European cities.
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As cargo bikes become more prevalent in European cities, people are routinely relying less on cars to transport heavy and cumbersome items.
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As cargo bikes become more prevalent in European cities, people are routinely relying less on cars to transport heavy and cumbersome items.
Mikael Colville-Andersen/CycleLogistics
CycleLogistics believes that if enough people switch to bikes for their transport needs, road congestion could be cut by 30%
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CycleLogistics believes that if enough people switch to bikes for their transport needs, road congestion could be cut by 30%
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