• Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I love how that clip has multiple shots of trucks absolutely full of boxes, while making the case for a vehicle that could fit inside the truck as it’s replacement.

    • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I think you just missed the point entirely. You don’t actually have to load up as many items in a cargo bike, because it’s inherent advantages in urban contexts more than makes up for its inability to load up as many items.

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        1 year ago

        If I own a grocery, it’s going to take a hell of a lot of bike trips to and from the warehouse to restock every day. Or I could employ an army of bikers. Or one truck.

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          1 year ago

          Ok, so deliver food via truck. Choose the appropriate means of transportation for each type of last-mile delivery. The 200 gram Amazon package most certainly does not require a heavy truck to deliver.

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            1 year ago

            How about over a thousand 200 gram packages all needing to go to separate places within a 5 mile radius? Are bikes still better for that?

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              1 year ago

              One thousand stops within a five mile radius means that you’re definitely going to make it out ahead with bike delivery. So yes, the bikes would very obviously come out ahead in this scenario.

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          1 year ago

          It seems I missed the point. I had deliveries in mind where the truck is mostly empty most of the time. Restocking with a truck or cargo tram (depending on the environment) would make more sense.

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          1 year ago

          They are spelled out clearly in the video:

          • Bicycle deliveries can utilize bicycle infrastructure and not get stuck in traffic
          • Bicycle deliveries can at times navigate around traffic
          • Bicycle deliveries have an easier time parking at the point of delivery
          • Bicycle deliveries for obvious reasons require less fuel
          • Bicycle deliveries require less capital cost, as their vehicles are cheaper than their counterparts