"While cars are getting heavier and heavier and the farewell to the diesel engine is not succeeding, electric vehicles on two and three wheels have moved into the fast lane. The Zweirad-Industrie-Verband (ZIV) published a market estimate for electrically powered cargo bikes for the first time in addition to its sales figures for 2016 presented in March. The Berlin-based cargo bike expert Arne Behrensen has published this on his portal "Cargobike jetzt". Drawn attention. According to the figures, more than 15,000 e-bikes were sold nationwide last year - significantly more than the 11,400 newly registered electric cars."
Read the whole article from 27.3.2017: www.klimaretter.info/mobilitaet/nachricht/22881-e-lastenrad-ueberholt-e-auto
In 2016, a total of 605,000 e-bikes were sold in Germany. By model group, the total market for e-bikes breaks down into the following categories (source cargobike.now/...):
45% E-City/-Urban
35,5% E-Trekking
15% E-MTB
2.5% E-load wheels
1% fast e-bikes
1% Other
The DLR writes: "The use of electric cargo bikes in inner-city freight transport holds great potential in terms of climate protection and the economic viability of courier and express services - this is the conclusion reached by scientists at the Institute for Transport Research of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The project "I replace a car" tested the use of electric cargo bikes in courier and express services. There were 98% savings in consumption costs for car courier services.
Source: www.dlr.de/dlr/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10122/333_read-10155/#/gallery/7197
Keywords: Bike-/Velo-City, DE-News, Bicycle, Mobility, eMobility
