As cities decarbonise population dense centres, traditional delivery vehicles face congestion charges, emissions restrictions, and high operating costs.

 

In the immediate term, cargo bikes are one of a number of alternatives to vans - electric or otherwise - which help solve this. But systemic challenges remain, reducing efficiency upstream. 

 

For FedEx, we looked at how an adaptable platform, built to regulations governing low-speed vehicles, could deliver advantages to microconsoliation - and so alleviate choke points in logistics.

 

Our concept, designed for cities, integrates modular storage, and electric-assist systems which speak to complimentary zero-emissions processes - offering a sustainable, scalable solution that optimizes last-mile delivery while enhancing city mobility and efficiency.

 

The initiative was a strategic design thought piece, feeding into logistics planning.