“Is that difficult?” – Cycling, training, and riding cargo bikes for a living
Read the full article by James Holloway here. Not a lot of people appreciate that cycling is a much more social experience than using any other type of vehicle. You are very much outdoors, in the moment, and able to see better and hear better than...
Disrupting urban logistics – the Pedal Me approach
Making the economics of cargo bike logistics work This article focuses on the economics of cargo bike logistics. We give an overview of the disruptive approach taken by Pedal Me for operating large scale urban logistics and lay out its advantages and strong potential as the...
How sustainable is the Pedal Me fleet? A comparison vs electric and conventional vans
Read Dan Nowak's article in full here. Switching to electric vehicles has been painted as the picture of the green future of urban mobility by many. While this is progress, and there is certainly a place for electric vans, they take a huge amount of resources...
Why Cargo bikes? An empirical analysis of the Pedal Me fleet
Cargo bikes are often faced with misconceptions about their potential and use for large scale logistics. In this post, we present the case of Pedal Me in London to demonstrate their efficiency in dense urban areas and emphasise their competitive advantage over cars and smaller...
The Traffic is Coming
It happens every year. August is quiet, with people on holiday, schools off - then September comes. A trickle at first, then a flood of traffic hitting our streets. Building all the way through October to the end of November. This year will be different Where in...
Pedal Me x Lambeth Council during the Covid-19 lockdown: The logistics of delivering 10,000 care packages using e-cargo bikes
Through a collaboration with Lambeth Council, Pedal Me demonstrated that e-cargo bikes offer a clear alternative to vans for large scale logistics operations. In late March 2020, as the U.K. entered lockdown to urgently flatten the exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, Lambeth Council decided to partner...
Pedal Me x Padella = Pasta Delivered Faster
Catching Up With Jordan From Padella. Above: Rider Yo at Borough Market Padella. Padella has cemented its status in London's food scene as serving some of the best pasta in the capital. They realised that the way they were moving food and equipment between their restaurants was inefficient. How...
Passenger service – Supporting London
During the lockdown so far our passenger jobs have been mainly vulnerable individuals making journeys to hospital, but it's likely that with some relaxation of lockdown in the future, there will be greater demand for travel. In addition - it's very clear that there is...
Sharing is Caring
Helping customers spread the costs. With the massive growth in home delivery options that we are seeing at the moment, it's fair to say that this brave new world is forcing companies to reimagine their business models. For some businesses, it may not be cost-effective to...
Home Delivery is here!
The corona virus crisis has completely transformed every aspect of life in the UK, and PedalMe has seen business shift remarkably quickly. Central London deliveries to busy offices are usually the bedrock of our work. Instead we are now seeing a bigger variety of jobs including...