Mercedes-Benz concept for transport in Berlin

Delivery trucks and vans represent a problem for urban traffic. The solution that more and more companies are taking is to reduce the burden of their packages to allow lighter and more environmentally friendly vehicles to travel the last kilometers to the customer’s intercom. A car company Mercedes-Benz partnered with a Berlin company Movementspecialized in cargo bikes, supporting the eSprinter – an electric vehicle – and a bicycle designed for the transport of goods.

They are BC we have talked about such plans that concern Amazon for example. Mashed potatoes Renault he has placed cargo bikes on the roads necessary for transportation. As for the collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Onmotion, the van and the bike work inside symbiosis: the first carries the heaviest load to be released in a sensitive area where you can start running, pedaling.

Vehicles responsible for covering what is in the jargon called the last mile – more important because of the loss of time looking for parking and the traffic it generates – have a range of 25 kilometers and can transport up to 200 kg. No lifting effort is required to put the car down: the car is self-propelled by a trolley that takes the cabinets in which the packages are arranged, puts them down to leave the operator with the final step of sliding. in the car.

Con solar panels on the roof the electric car thus acts as a mobile hub to take delivery, thus reducing traffic on the streets and leave this last phase for more agile means of transport. The success of e-commerce has certainly made life easier for many people, but the problem remains: the delivery of home services has a production weight too because the fleet is still not 100% full.