Delivering groceries is very demanding and requires more from a cargo-bike than what’s possible with a standard model. – Photo Formula

Formula and Ello Mobilité partner in Carrefour cargo bikes

PRATO, Italy - Delivering groceries transporting up to 100kg and covering around 80 kilometers a day demands more from a cargo-bike than what's possible with a standard model. Italian engineering firm Formula and Ello Mobilité took up the challenge and built a fleet of bikes for French supermarket giant, Carrefour.

Providing an emission-free alternative to delivery vans, Onomotion's ‘Ono’ heavy-duty e-cargobike. – Photo Emoving

Takeover secures insolvent Onomotion's future

BERLIN, Germany - Due to a sales slump and the resulting financial bottleneck Berlin-based (cargo-) LEV manufacturer Onomotion GmbH had to file for insolvency on 26 September. A subsidiary of a corporate group already backing other bike manufacturers, Emoving GmBH, has added the last mile delivery solution provider to its portfolio.

Alongside the expo and test track, visitors were also treated to a jam-packed programme discussing topics relevant to cargo bikes, with panels and speakers drawn from across the globe, plus several side-events. - Photo Sanne Paul

ICBF brings cargobike industry together in Utrecht

UTRECHT, The Netherlands - With the introduction of zero-emission zones from 1 January 2025, developments in the cargobike field are more relevant than ever. This was the message at the 2024 edition of the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) which took place in Utrecht, the Netherlands on 25 and 26 October. With a mix of expo and conference programme the event is fully developing into something relevant for all stakeholders in the cargo bike business.

“As an industry we need to step forward to create new business models, otherwise we are disrupted by others,” says Tern team-lead Joshua Hon. – Photo Bike Europe

Tern team-lead Joshua Hon: 'The industry needs other business models'

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Folding bikes stood at the heart of Tern Bicycles when the company started in 2011. However, over the years, they have evolved into a supplier of transportation bicycles in any kind of form. "We even created the new category compact cargo bikes, which are in our vision more practical in future cities," says Tern team-lead Joshua Hon.

Since 2011, Dolly e-cargoibkes have been developed and produced in-house in the Netherlands. – Photo Dolly bikes

Optima Cycles acquires e-cargobike brand Dolly Bikes

BEVERWIJK, The Netherlands - Dutch e-bike and electric cargo bike manufacturer Optima Cycles has acquired compatriot Dolly Bikes, which focuses on the high-end e-cargobike segment. With this strategic acquisition, Optima Cycles, known for the brands Dutch ID and Lovens, aims to strengthen its position in the rapidly growing electric cargo bike market and create new growth opportunities.

Talks have already been initiated with a strategic investor to secure the future of Onomotion which applied for insolvency in September. – Photo Onomotion

Onomotion slips into insolvency as sales slump creates financial...

BERLIN, Germany - The latest insolvency in the bicycle industry comes as a surprise, at least to outsiders. With their innovative LEV vehicles - a hybrid between an e-two-wheeler and a car - the Berlin-based Onomotion is seen as a state of the art 'last mile' vehicle with a golden future, particularly in the urban logistics sector.

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