Nottingham City Council Secures £50,000 Funding for ‘eCargo’ Bikes
Nottingham City Council was successful in its bid to the Energy Saving trust and have secured nearly £50,000 of Government funding. This will be used towards a fleet of electric bikes designed to move heavy loads around the city. The council is teaming up with local manufacturer Raleigh to produce the ‘eCargo’ cycles.
This scheme will initially establish a small fleet in Nottingham - 15 'eCargo' bikes including 12 two-wheeled bikes and three trikes. Later this year, the bikes will be made available to local partners, including Sustrans, Nottingham Bikeworks, Ridewise and the two universities. Eventually, the hope is that these bikes will be made available to local businesses in both the public and voluntary sector.
Councillor Adele Williams, Portfolio Holder for Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: “...We know that eCargo bikes have been very popular in other major European cities and we hope they will prove so in Nottingham – we have set out to enable a clean freight system as part of our Carbon Neutral action plan. Securing the funding for these bikes demonstrates our commitment to achieving this….’