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September 14, 2008
Royal Mail tricycle in Copenhagen
postal carry from Copenhagen, originally uploaded by hiromi kawaguchi.
Manufactured by Christiania Bikes, it now features a self-raising floor, for
easier access of packages
August 20, 2008
Deliveries in York
Deliveries in York, originally uploaded by cycle.nut66.
July 19, 2008
Milk Trikes in Shanghai
Milk Trikes, originally uploaded by Lowcola.
April 6, 2008
Cargo trikes nudge delivery trucks in Cambridge, Mass.
Christian Science Monitor:
Research led Andrew Brown, the founder and CEO of the New Amsterdam Project in
Cambridge, USA to a British company, Cycles Maximus, that makes commercial
trikes used by the government to deliver the Royal Mail. One of their trikes’
key features is an electric-assist. It allows even diminutive riders to haul
800 pounds up hill – and zip away from a stop at the pace of a car. It doesn’t
replace pedaling: the driver must pedal for the assist to work.
That effort is a key point for Brown. Whether delivering pies, chocolates,
organic produce, or green building products, NAP’s ultimate motive is to show
people bicycles are a great way to stay fit, as well as break the
internal-combustion stranglehold.
“It’s almost like cars are the sea within which we live and we’re so attached
to them, it’s so habitual,” he says. “We are trying to lead the way, to set an
example about how to get away from cars altogether.”
As utopian as that might sound, there are a few tentative signs that Brown
might be onto something. High gasoline prices and rising concerns over climate
change do seem to be opening the door to interest in cycling to work – and just
perhaps, a new way of delivering many goods in crowded urban settings.
Signs include rising numbers of bike commuters, especially in places like
Portland, Ore; Boston; Boulder, Colo.; San Francisco; and Washington, D.C.,
says Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists, an advocacy
group based in Washington.
“Gas prices are making people think twice about how they get around,” he says.
“What NAP is doing is in the vanguard of this movement. Even if it isn’t common
yet, it’s definitely coming. It just makes good sense.”
Perhaps so, but even Brown admits there is “a huge cultural hurdle” to overcome
in the land of the pickup truck.
“People do laugh,” he says. “They can’t understand how a bicycle can possibly
function in a way commensurate with an automobile, much less a light truck.”
But there are signs some do get it. Pedal Express in Berkeley, Calif., and
Revolution Rickshaws in New York City are two companies specializing in
bicycle-based delivery and pedicab operations that will also deliver heavy
loads by cargo cycle. Greg Zukowski, president of Revolution, sells cycle vans
from Cycles Maximus, including five sold to Brown for around $12,000 each.
“We’re mainly a courier messenger service that uses these trikes,” Mr. Zukowski
says. “But [cargo delivery] is something we’re doing more of every day.”
There’s also been a surprising, if somewhat elusive, endorsement of the
cargo-cycle concept by a big industry player: United Parcel Service. UPS tested
the cargo-cycle concept over the 2007 Christmas holidays in several Vermont
communities with bicycles pulling small trailers, according to Seven Days, a
weekly based in Burlington.
Just how much UPS likes the idea isn’t something the company is talking about
right now, however. “It’s something I’ve been told is not public at this time,”
says Heather Robinson, a UPS spokesperson.
January 18, 2008
Aquaduct: Mobile Filtration Vehicle
January 11, 2008
Death on Wheels
Surely you don’t want to do your last journey in a car!
Via Bakfiets en meer
August 23, 2007
CYCLEAN Bike-powered washing machine
Inhabitat
November 23, 2006
TNT bike in Italy
November 18, 2006
Tyres
Image by Sam Stearman
November 1, 2006
Fuel cell powered pedicab
Efoy press release:
Berlin and Brunnthal, October 9, 2006 – At the VDE/VDI „Mediatalk –Microenergy
technologies – Market success with products made in Germany“ information forum
Veloform will present its latest generation muscle powered 3-wheel electro bike
with fuel cells. With this, a vehicle enters the market which – thanks to the
liquid energy carrier methanol – will offer almost unlimited cruising range and
an extremely positive environmental balance.
The CityCruiser II uses the established, commercially available EFOY fuel cells
made by fuel cell market leader SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG. With them, the
CityCruiser II can draw upon an existing fuel infrastructure successfully
established by SFC for existing markets. The EFOY fuel cells do not only
reliably power the actual engine, but also additional features like lights,
radiator, communication equipment etc. As the fuel cell continuously recharges
the battery, the e-bike does not have to be charged at a power outlet , but can
be used without interruption.
Fuel consumption in this constellation is absolutely sensational: the vehicle
uses only 0.3 l gasoline equivalent per 100 km. Operation of the EFOY fuel cell
is silent and environmentally friendly. The only “exhausts” produced are water
and carbon dioxide, comparable to an adult’s breath. Thus the vehicle sets new
standards with regard to the protection of resources, the air and the
environment, and can also be operated within buildings, e.g. airports or fair
halls.
“We are excited about our cooperation with Veloform. Electric vehicles are the
future in traffic“, says Dr. Jens Mueller, Managing Director of SFC Smart Fuel
Cell AG. “Unfortunately, up to now many developments have been impeded by
insufficient battery power or by the lack of a hydrogen infrastructure for
conventional fuel cells. Our EFOY fuel cells use the liquid, easy to transport
methanol in convenient safety cartridges for which we have already established
a working European infrastructure. Thanks to this there are no limits to
electrical vehicles anymore.“
“For the development of the CityCruiser and the DeliveryCruiser Veloform had at
first considered creating a proprietary fuel cell. In SFC we found a partner
who had the solution we needed already in a commercially available version“,
says Dr. Anselm Franz, Director of Veloform GmbH. A simple maneuver turns the
CityCruiser II with enough space for the driver and two passengers into a
transport vehicle: the DeliveryCruiser. Various extra features are available
for both models for extra passenger comfort or advertising function (e.g.
cooling or heating system, illuminated advertising space etc.)
Veloform and SFC have been cooperating for more than two years. During that
time they have impressively demonstrated the reliability and performance of
this technology in a range of vehicles in everyday use.
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