• GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
    65·
    10 months 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.

      • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4·
        10 months 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
    • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      English
      63·
      10 months 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.

      • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        10 months 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.

          • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            10 months 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.

      • anonymous@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months 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.