DACHSER to Supply Prague via Pedelec

DACHSER is launching a pilot project in the Czech Republic to supply the Prague city center with an electrically supported cargo bike. The newly built micro-hub "Depot.Bike" at the Florenc subway station is being used for this purpose.
 
In doing so, DACHSER is building on the existing, valuable experience with alternative delivery methods for the last mile that the logistics provider has already gained in major European cities such as Paris, Malaga and Stuttgart. In the pilot project in the Czech Republic, the use of an electrically supported cargo bike is being tested under real traffic conditions in Prague - in preparation for future restrictions on delivery traffic in the city center.
 
As a globally operating logistics provider headquartered in Germany, DACHSER continually adapts its processes and services to the latest developments and to social and demographic change. One of the driving factors is currently the enormous increase in traffic in large cities and the associated environmental impact and reduction in the quality of life for residents. Cities react with restrictions entering the inner city, for example with older diesel vehicles.
 
"DACHSER's central Research & Development department analyzes alternative drive concepts for vehicles and proposes new delivery concepts for zero-emission deliveries in the field of city logistics," reports Jan Pihar, Managing Director European Logistics DACHSER Czech Republic. He continues: "For this reason, we as a company have extensive experience with the use of electric cargo bikes in many European cities, so the decision to also launch a pilot project in Prague was an obvious one - even if the city has not yet imposed any entry restrictions". 

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