UPS To Launch eBike In Fort Lauderdale, Florida
01 December 2017 - 5:00AM
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the launch of an eBike that will
deliver packages along Las Olas Boulevard and in surrounding
neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The electrically-assisted
tricycle supports Fort Lauderdale’s Green Your Routine program,
geared toward achieving the city’s sustainability goals, and,
Vision Zero Fort Lauderdale, a citywide initiative to create safer
streets for everyone. UPS’s Cycle Solutions will help reduce carbon
emissions and noise, as well as improve traffic congestion and air
quality in the city’s downtown corridor.
“This is another example of how private and public
sectors can work together to find sustainable solutions to meet the
needs of today’s cities,” said Scott Phillippi, UPS’s senior
director of maintenance and engineering, international operations.
“We have many vehicle options when it comes to reducing our impact
on the environment including our Cycle Solutions that provide
greater mobility and zero emissions.”
The Fort Lauderdale bike will be unveiled at a ribbon cutting
ceremony with UPS and Fort Lauderdale officials on Saturday,
December 2, 2017, at 9 a.m. at Laura Ward Riverwalk Plaza, located
at 420 S.E. 6th Avenue.
“Fort Lauderdale is proud to collaborate with UPS to launch the
first eBike in Florida,” said Mayor John P. “Jack” Seiler. “We are
designing our infrastructure projects to focus on moving people
instead of cars in the safest, most convenient way possible, and
that requires balancing the needs of our residents, visitors, and
businesses. The new bike is a great addition to the street safety
enhancements we are making along Las Olas Boulevard to create a
friendlier, safer, healthier, and more sustainable experience for
everyone, regardless of travel mode.” The success
of the eBike was first demonstrated in 2012 in Hamburg, Germany,
where UPS focused on developing a new and sustainable method of
delivering goods to urban areas. UPS placed four containers at
central locations in the city for interim storage of packages for
UPS drivers. From these points, deliveries were made on foot or
with specialized electrically-assisted cargo tricycles that ease
traffic congestion and reduce emissions each working day. Due to
the success of this pilot, the Hamburg program was extended. That
model serves as a prototype for the company’s new eBike in Florida
as well as another eBike that deployed in Pittsburgh, Pa., last
month.
The eBike is equipped with battery-powered electric motors that
makes it possible to cover longer distances than traditional bikes,
carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain.
Maximum energy efficiency is achieved when combining battery power
and human power simultaneously. The eBike can be operated solely on
battery power or pedal power. UPS will evaluate the reliability,
design, integration into Fort Lauderdale’s infrastructure and
acceptance of the vehicle. The intent is to operate the eBike in
Fort Lauderdale, as weather permits, on a regular route
year-round.
UPS has numerous cycle solutions deployed around the world. The
company currently operates inner-city delivery projects with
delivery on foot and by bike in Frankfurt, Offenbach, Hamburg,
Munich, Oldenburg and Herne, Germany, as well as in Leuven and
Mechelen, Belgium; Rome and Verona, Italy; Toulouse, France; and
Dublin, Ireland in addition to the two eBikes now in the United
States.
Using its “Rolling Laboratory” approach, UPS deploys more than
8,500 low-emission vehicles to determine what works best in
each situation. From old-fashioned pedal power and
electrically-assisted bicycles in dense urban areas like London and
Hamburg to electric and hybrid electric vehicles in the U.S., and
natural gas, renewable natural gas and propane globally, UPS puts
sustainability innovation into action, all over the world.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. UPS is
committed to operating more sustainably – for customers, the
environment and the communities we serve around the world.
Learn more about our efforts at ups.com/sustainability.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at
ups.com and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com.
To get UPS news direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter.
Kristen Petrella
404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
Monique J. Damiano
954-828-5942 or 954-224-1704 (cell for media only day of event)
mdamiano@fortlauderdale.gov
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