Amazon has expanded its electric cargo bike delivery scheme to Northern Ireland.
The tech giant has opened its first micromobility hub in Belfast, where a fleet of electric cargo bikes will deliver thousands of packages per week to its customers across the city.
The move is designed to boost Amazon’s eco credentials, taking delivery vans off city centre roads, and help improve air quality and alleviate congestion.
Belfast joins more than 40 cities in the UK and across Europe which have Amazon micromobility hubs facilitating electric cargo bike and on-foot deliveries, part of a £300 million investment to electrify and decarbonise the company’s UK transportation network.
Senior delivery manager Jim Press said the new electric cargo bikes are “part of Amazon’s commitment to reach net zero carbon across our operations by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.
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“This is a proud moment for our team, and great news for customers across the city who will benefit from zero emissions deliveries to their door.”
Amazon and its partners already have more than 1,000 electric delivery vans deployed across the UK and Ireland, in addition to nine fully electric heavy goods vehicles, which have replaced traditional lorries.
Amazon is the co-founder of and the first signatory to The Climate Pledge, a commitment to reach net-zero carbon by 2040.
Last month, it was revealed the tech firm was using a new AI model to help determine the most efficient type of packaging for each item, in an effort to speed up the process of meeting its sustainability goals.
