InterCity RailFreight has achieved 100% electric-only routes on their supply line through significant expansions of their logistic service working in tandem with electric vehicles and electric cargo bikes.
The low-carbon high-speed logistics business is experiencing ‘unprecedented growth’’ as it announced its network expansion which looks to link over 100 of its 125mph daily rail services across the East Midlands, CrossCountry and Great Western to the new, all electric supply chain.
The local couriers that are using EV’s such as electric vehicles and, at an increasing rate, electric cargo bikes are connecting with InterCity RailFreight to enhance efficiency and reduce carbon output.
From statistics taken from the firm’s website, they claim up to a 500% saving in time against some road-based logistic alternatives as well as 60% in savings in certain instances. The firm has seen amazing results and has quoted that 97% of orders are now arriving within 15 minutes of the scheduled time to city centres. Upon seeing these results, industries such as medical and catering, which cannot afford delays, are increasingly using electric cargo bikes to link up to the multi-modal chain. This expanded coverage will now reach certain services covering Aberdeen to London and Penzance.
Where used, electric cargo bikes are consistently shown a net benefit both in economic savings, time savings and ecological benefits. Hopefully this combined trilogy of successes will lead more companies to adopt an EV based supply chain.
URBAN ELECTRO is an electric transport specialist with a range of electric bikes ranging from affordable B-grade models at £695, to powerful E-MTBS. URBAN ELECTRO is looking to stock electric cargo bikes in the future to help continue our transition into an electric world.