Following a successful bid application, Birmingham City Council has secured £58,000 in government grant funding to run an e-cargo bike pilot in the city.
It will be one of 18 local authorities to receive funding from the eCargo Bike Grant Fund Scheme, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered by the Energy Saving Trust.
Birmingham City Council, who applied for the funding in March following engagement with Business Improvement Districts, local businesses and major employers, will purchase 20 e-cargo vehicles for a pilot scheme. The pilot will provide a basis for the wider take up of e-cargo vehicles in Birmingham, as part of a broader plan to support sustainable freight vehicles and practices.
The pilot, due to be rolled-out later this year, will be a long-term lease programme that includes maintenance and training for 13 e-cargo bikes and 7 e-cargo trikes.
To find out which organisations will be using these new bikes, and further information, please visit here.
