With Outrage Over the USPS's Gas-Guzzler Plans, Should It Buy These Electric Cargo Bikes Instead?

15 May 2022 | Abstracted from Electrek

"With a top speed of 25 km/h (15.5 mph) due to European electric bike regulations, these delivery vehicles offer four hours or more of operation. Considering time stopped while performing deliveries, each e-bike could potentially work for an entire shift on a single charge.

"Omniva, the national mail service in Estonia...has recently begun expanding its electric cargo bike delivery service."

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