London will take on electronicsi

26 April 2019

The company implements the DPD in London electroflotator for distribution transport

The website newatlas.com reports that British company for the delivery of parcels DPD in July of this year, will begin to apply in some UK cities (including London) for distribution of parcels four-wheel vehicle, referred to as "Project 1" or P1 for short. Previously, a courier service such well-known companies such as UPS and DHL have begun to use electropermeable for their urban delivery traffic.

Developed by Oxford firm for the production of electric bicycles, Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited (EAV), electroelectronic P1 length 1.9 m, width 1 m and own weight of only 75 kg can carry payloads up to 150 kg, but it, along with the driver of the rickshaw with a body weight up to 100 kg. This vehicle has bike pedal and electric motor.
The switch under the thumb of the driver includes mode Elektromashina to 16 km/h (10 mph), after which he starts to pedal. With the help of the electric motor to increase the power of his feet, can be maintained electronically limited maximum speed of 24 km/h (15 mph).
Depending on the capacity of the battery, a single charge is enough for 11-32 km (7-20 miles) using only electric power. The battery can then be quickly removed for charging, being replaced by a charged battery.
Although P1 already has a full windshield, the plans of the company – the creation of a fully enclosed cabin for year round use. Version of electrocaloric for the carriage of passengers can be developed further, along with rental service P1 for small businesses.

The founder of EAV Adam Barmby very ambitious claims: "This type of vehicle will fit in the fleets of all types of urban services delivery in the world." He adds: "And where active zone with ultra low or zero emissions, this type of transport can go on Cycling paths, pedestrian zones and Park anywhere without having to worry (now) about the payment. P1 also supports the most viable short term solution to transition to electricity as the infrastructure required to charge these vehicles is quite broad, and operating costs is very small."

P.S. the Attitude of such a vehicle can be expressed with the two bells: or what has come up in one of the richest countries in the world – make couriers, the pedals turn the like in poor third world countries (remember India), or from the point of view that the environmental consciousness and technology has reached such heights that allow you to replace conventional veloplivd combined pedal-electric.
No doubt some niche for electromechanics in the historical centres of cities is, while in Moscow, for example, pedicabs did not stick (well, not we are accustomed to go directly on the person as some English). Perhaps such is a combined version something will change here. Anyway, for the pedestrian, Park and other recreational areas such quadromania quite suitable..