Melo [3] defined the limit to maximum linear distance of 2 km (1.2 miles), when considering the use of small electric vehicles for urban logistics purposes.
The Rubbee is the product of a team of four co-founders with engineering expertise, and a background in electric vehicles, mechatronics and logistics.
The use of light electric vehicles for urban logistics purposes, namely small electric four wheel vehicles, has already been approached by the authors in previous works [3, 10, 11].
While pursuing effective policies to achieve these goals, various measures and initiatives have been recently promoted and tested, namely the introduction of light electric vehicles for urban logistics purposes [5, 6].
The specific use of electric cargo bikes in cycle logistics presents advantages within urban logistics operations, such as less driver fatigue and higher payload due to the electric assistance help in moving the vehicle.
Furthermore, the introduction of electric cargo bikes in urban logistics activities has positive effects for all the vehicle categories and all the scenarios, reaching up to 25% of reductions in external costs.
When looking to the public stakeholders' perspectives, under an analysis of the external costs, the introduction of electric cargo bikes for urban logistics activities has positive effects for all the vehicle categories and all the scenarios reaching up to 25% of reductions in external costs.
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e-log in the City of Klagenfurt; promising e-logistics solutions with 200 electric vehicles (goal) with focus on SMEs.
But electric scooters aren't cheap, and the logistics of a shared network are off-the-charts complicated.
