Sainsbury's launches UK's first e-bike delivery services

Sainsbury's is trialling a new fleet of electric bikes to deliver customer orders in south London - the first of their kind in the UK.

Five e-bikes will be used to deliver up to 100 orders a day from the Streatham Common store as part of the supermarket's new initiative.

The electric cargo bikes, provided by e-cargobikes.com have the capacity to carry several customer orders at a time.

The trial will test whether electric cargo bikes could be a more efficient way of getting groceries to customers living in busy cities by being able to use cycle lanes to avoid traffic during peak delivery hours, and park closer to customers' homes than is often possible for traditional delivery vans.

They will also be beneficial to the environment, producing zero emissions and no noise pollution.
Clodagh Moriarty, Director of Online at Sainsbury's, said: "We're delighted to be the first supermarket to trial grocery deliveries by electric cargo bikes.

"We're always looking for new ways to make sure we can best serve our customers and this trial will help us explore whether there might be a more flexible way to deliver Sainsbury's groceries to those who live in busy cities."

If successful, the trial may be rolled out to other areas across the UK.

Don't forget - to help cycle dealers become more aware of all the issues surrounding both selling and servicing e-bikes, the ACT have launched a ‘Guide to e-bikes' online library.

Introduction to e-bikes An introduction to different types of e-bikes around and the technical aspects.	Regulations, legislation and standards A guide through the minefield of regulations and legislation surrounding the use of e-bikes in the UK.	Selling e-bikes A guide to how you can make the most of the biggest opportunity within the cycle trade.	Servicing e-bikes Regardless of whether you do or don't sell e-bikes, you don't want to be turning away customers who need the services of your workshop. Here's a guide for the best practices.

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