Amazon is making a major change to how its packages are delivered across Manchester as it expands its UK e-cargo bike fleet and opens a micromobility delivery hub in Trafford Park.
The online retail giant kicked off its new "micromobility" hub in London in July while hoping to deliver to a million more customers each year. As part of the new environment-friendly initiative Amazon has now launched three further micromobility delivery hubs in both Manchester and London.
Delivery drivers working for Amazon will now ride e-cargo bikes and walk to customers' homes and offices in Manchester, replacing traditional van journeys.
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Unveiled as part of a five-year £300 million investment in the electrification and decarbonisation of the company’s UK transportation network, e-cargo bikes and walkers are now expected to make more than two million deliveries a year.
Amazon say these deliveries will take traditional delivery vans off the nation’s roads, alleviate city centre traffic congestion and improve air quality.
New delivery hubs based in London’s Wembley and Southwark will also more than triple the e-cargo bike fleet making deliveries to Amazon’s customers across the capital. The new hub in Trafford Park opened on Thursday, November 24.
Amazon also announced further micromobility expansion plans across France and Italy. E-cargo bikes and on-foot deliveries are now operational from hubs in more than 20 cities across Europe. In addition to this delivery fleet expansion, Amazon is investing in thousands of chargers across its European facilities.
“With more than €1 billion committed to electrifying and decarbonising our European transportation network over the next five years, including more than £300 million in the UK alone, we remain laser focused on reaching net carbon zero by 2040,” said John Boumphrey, UK Country Manager, Amazon.
“These new hubs will not only bring our customers more electric-powered deliveries, but also support local authorities looking for ways to reduce congestion and find alternative transportation methods. We look forward to expanding our e-cargo bike fleet further in the coming months.”
The company says more than 1,000 electric delivery vans are already in operation on UK roads, in addition to five fully electric HGVs.
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