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Table 1 Cargo bicycle literature review summary
Author | Year | City | Country | Research Question | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melo et al. | 2013 | Porto | Portugal | How can electric cargo cycles impact traffic, energy efficiency, and emissions in urban environments? | Replacing 10% of delivery service vans would yield in better road network efficiency and reduce wheel to wheel CO2 emissions. and costs. |
Tipagornwong et al. | 2014 | Urban Areas | United States | How competitive are freight tricycles compared to diesel vans in terms of costs and logistical constraints? | Diesel vans are more cost effective for deliveries that include parcels weighing 50 lbs. or more and freight tricycles are more cost effective for deliveries with time windows between 2 and 4 h. |
Choubassi et al. | 2016 | Austin | United States | How do the operating costs compare for either a pedal bike with an electric motor, e-bike, or e-trike? | An e-trike has the lowest cost of operations. |
Arnold et al. | 2018 | Antwerp | Belgium | How can different delivery modes be compared and assessed for efficacy before deployment? | Cargo bikes reduce external costs by 40% per delivery. Driving time increases by 134% with a cargo bike. |