Geazone Leaf EV's rear seats removed & replaced w/ a cargo hold http://www.timescolonist.com/business/on-the-street-cargo-bike-couriers-recycling-chopsticks-tru-value-foods-1.79171 [image] On the Street: Cargo-bike couriers, recycling chopsticks, Tru Value Foods By Darron Kloster Feb 23 2013
Couriers turn over new Leaf Geazone, the Victoria cargo-bike couriers hauling everything from office supplies to beer kegs around town, have added an electric vehicle to its peddle-power fleet. Owner Andrew Mitchell said the Nissan Leaf car allows Geazone to service areas further afield — Langford, Sidney and Duncan — while continuing with its businesses philosophy of being emission-free. The Leaf’s rear seats were removed and replaced with a cargo hold as there are currently no electric vans on the market, said Mitchell, adding the electric car “has opened a lot of doors” and Geazone is bringing aboard new clients and adding staff. The company displaced more than two tonnes of carbon emissions last year using bikes to deliver goods, said Mitchell ... [© 2013 timescolonist.com ] ... http://geazone.ca/ [images http://geazone.ca/sites/geazone.ca/files/page/bike-boxes-side.png Offering Victoria.ca zero emissions delivery service http://geazone.ca/sites/geazone.ca/files/page/bike-boxes.png ] ... http://theedgefoodenergy.com/2013/02/geazone-eco-couriers-offering-sustainability/ GeaZone Eco-Couriers offering sustainability by Diana Lundine Feb 13 2013 [image http://theedgefoodenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/The_Edge_food_energy_geazone_leaf.gif The_Edge_food_energy_geazone_leaf ] Want to know you’re making a real difference? It’s one thing to be aware of the need for change; it’s quite another to get busy and make a difference. That’s exactly what GeaZone is doing. With ingenuity and energy, founder Andrew Mitchell and business partners Jared Noble and Jeff Austin are providing Victoria with human-fuelled, emissions-free delivery services. They have been in business since January 2012 and have 75 retailers on board. Of course, The Edge Food Energy Company was one of the first to sign on. A little background on these ecopreneurs Mitchell, Noble and Austin were friends first, and are now working together to grow sustainability in their community. Each one brings unique skills to the table. Mitchell has a Business Administration degree from the U of Vic. He says his time at school gave him some of the tools he’s needed to start a business, but the learning curve in the real world is steep and ongoing. He loves the challenge. Noble graduated from Camosun College’s Environmental Technology and General Science program and is keenly interested in growing a consulting business that compliments what GeaZone is doing. He currently has a project to “green” the Victoria Conference centre. Austin is a Business student at the U of Vic and is interested in IT and mobile application development. His expertise in this area has helped GeaZone further its mandate by offering paperless billing. Customers sign invoices and get receipts on mobile devices. Numbers don’t lie Noble’s and Austin’s efforts on the bikes mean they get plenty of exercise; it also means our air is a little cleaner at the end of the day. A unique, value-added service that GeaZone came up with allows customers to go online and see the route and distance their goods are traveling, and the emissions saved by using a bicycle courier. In this, their first year of business, 2 tonnes of carbon emissions have been saved. Stepping it up and plugging in ‘MPGe’ is a rating known as Miles-Per-Gallon-equivalent, meaning the distance an electric car can travel on the same amount of energy as that contained in 1 gallon of gasoline. The 2013 Nissan Leaf is rated at 130 MPGe on the EPA city cycle and 102 MPGe on the highway cycle, for a combined rating of 115 MPGe. There’s no range rating yet for the 2013 Leaf. Geazone and The Edge Food Energy Company will soon discover how far we can go leading the way with sustainable mandates. This is the electric vehicle that Geazone has chosen to expand their popular service. The Edge Food Energy Company is proud to have partnered with Geazone to help propel this innovative service. In Support of our friends at Geazone, We have branded their first all electric vehicle. Look for us all about the Victoria BC area and beyond. What’s not to love? A big part of The Edge Food Energy Co’s mandate is to be as ecologically responsible as possible. We were delighted to learn that our Victoria distribution could be handled by a business that has a similar mandate. Small changes matter. They inspire others to follow suit. We’re proud to be associated with GeaZone Eco-couriers. Thanks for doing what you’re doing! 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