Electric Cargo Cycles
25/11/2020
4 minutes
2025
- Galkin, A. Švadlenka, L., Vrba, R., et al. (2025). Evaluation of cargo bike program for parcel deliveries in a medium-sized city. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.104609.
- Belgian Cycling Logistics Federation (2025). Transforming Urban Deliveries: Data Evidence from Belgium’s Cargo Bike Transition. https://bclf.be/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Transforming-Urban-Deliveries-Data-Evidence-from-Belgiums-Cargo-Bike-Transition-FINAL-2.pdf
2024
- Bissel, M. and Becker, S. (2024). Can cargo bikes compete with cars? Cargo bike sharing users rate cargo bikes superior on most motives – Especially if they reduced car ownership. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.12.018.
- Marincek, D. Rérat, P. and Virginie Lurkin (2024). Cargo bikes for personal transport: A user segmentation based on motivations for use. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2024.2402753.
- Philips, I., Azzouz, L., de Séjournet, A., et al. (2024). Domestic Use of E-Cargo Bikes and Other E-Micromobility: Protocol for a Multi-Centre, Mixed Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/12/1690.
- Zimmermann, K. and Palgan, Y.V. (2024). Upscaling cargo bike sharing in cities: A comparative case study. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143774.
- Pio Prencipe, L., Colovic, A., Binetti, M. and Ottomanelli, M. (2024). Zero-emission vehicle adoption towards sustainable e-grocery last-mile delivery. Research in transportation economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2024.101429.
2023
- Couve, C., Lam, T., and Verlinghieri, E. (2023). Delivering Good Work: Labour, employment and wellbeing in London’s cargo bike sector. The University of Westminster. https://blog.westminster.ac.uk/ata/delivering-good-work-labour-employment-and-wellbeing-in-londons-cargo-bike-sector/.
- Dalla Chiara, G., Donnelly, G., Gunes, S., and Goodchild, A. (2023). How cargo cycle drivers use the urban transport infrastructure. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.103562.
- Graeme Sherriff a, Luke Blazejewski a, Nick Davies (2023). ‘Why would you swap your nice warm van, where you can eat your butties and listen to the radio?’ Mainstreaming a niche of cycle logistics in the United Kingdom. Science Direct. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103062
- Faheem Ahmed Malik, Robert Egan, Conor Mark Dowling et al (2023). Factors influencing e-cargo bike mode choice for small businesses. Science Direct https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113253
- Yang, H., Landes, H. and Joseph Y.J. Chow (2023). A large-scale analytical residential parcel delivery model evaluating greenhouse gas emissions, COVID-19 impact, and cargo bikes. International journal of transportation science and technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2023.08.002.
2022
- Brost, M., Ehrenberger, E., Dasgupta, I., Hahn, R., and Gebhardt, L. (2022). The Potential of Light Electric Vehicles for Climate Protection Through Substitution for Passenger Car Trips – Germany as a case study. German Aerospace Center (DLR) Prepared for LEVA-EU. https://www.dropbox.com/s/r0sbnfd88e49ip3/2022-03-15_LEV4Climate_DLR_report.pdf?dl=0.
- Carracedo, D., and Mostofi, H. (2022). Electric cargo bikes in urban areas: A new mobility option for private transportation. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2022.100705.
- Cudok, A., Neugebauer, L ., and Vietor, T. (2022). Increasing Acceptance for Refurbished Products at the Example of E-Cargo Bikes. Procedia CIRP. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.095.
- Gonzalez-Calderon, C.A., Posada-Henao, J.J., Granada-Muñoza, C.A., et al. (2022). Cargo bicycles as an alternative to make sustainable last-mile deliveries in Medellin, Colombia. Case Studies on Transport Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.04.006.
- Narayanan, S., and Antoniou, C. (2022). Electric cargo cycles – A comprehensive review. Transport Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.12.011.
- Narayanan, S., Gruber, J., Liedtke, G., and Antoniou, C. (2022). Purchase intention and actual purchase of cargo cycles: Influencing factors and policy insights. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2021.10.007.
- Schünemann, J., Finke, S., Severengiz, S., Schelte, N., and Gandhi, S. (2022). Life Cycle Assessment on Electric Cargo Bikes for the Use-Case of Urban Freight Transportation in Ghana. Procedia CIRP. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.120.
2021
- Fontaine, P. (2021). The Vehicle Routing Problem with Load-Dependent Travel Times for Cargo Bicycles. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.09.009.
- Giordano, Matthews, Baptista & Fischbeck (2021). Impacts of topography and weather barriers on commercial cargo bicycle energy using urban delivery crowdsourced cycling data. Sustainable Cities and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103326.
- Possible., ATA., and KR Foundation. (2021). The Promise of Low-Carbon Freight: Benefits of cargo bikes in London. https://smarttransportpub.blob.core.windows.net/web/1/root/the-promise-of-low-carbon-freight.pdf.
- Thomas, A. (2021). Electric bicycles and cargo bikes—Tools for parents to keep on biking in auto-centric communities? Findings from a US metropolitan area. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2021.1914787.
Earlier
- Arnold, F., Cardenas, I., Sörensen, K., and Dewulf, W. (2018, revised). Simulation of B2C e-commerce distribution in Antwerp using cargo bikes and delivery points. European Transport Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12544-017-0272-6.
- Assmann, T., and Behrendt, F. (2017). Determining optimal container heights for cargobike crossdocking schemes in urban areas. Conference: 10th International Doctoral Students Workshop on Logistics, At Magdeburg, Germany.
- Hofmann, W., Assmann, T., Neghabadi, P. D., Cung, V.D., and Tolujevs, J. (2017). A Simulation Tool to Assess the Integration of Cargo Bikes into an Urban Distribution System. Conference: The 5th International Workshop on Simulation for Energy, Sustainable Development & Environment, At Barcelona, Spain. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01875988.
- Landesinstitut Für Arbeitsgestaltung. Good vibrations? Unterschätztes Risiko von Vibrationen bei Lastenpedelecs. Retrieved from https://www.lia.nrw.de/service/publikationen-downloads/LIA_fakten/index.html.
- Melo, S., and Baptista, P. (2017). Evaluating the impacts of using cargo cycles on urban logistics:integrating traffic, environmental and operational boundaries. European Transport Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12544-017-0246-8.
Annick Roetynck
Annick is the Manager of LEVA-EU, with decades of experience in two-wheeled and light electric mobility.