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Manfred Golschinski, head of the Office for Statistics and Elections, giving a demonstration , Source: Michael Gstettenbauer, City of Düsseldorf

Gallery: Dusseldorf switches to e-cargo bikes for official civil service trips

Gallery: Dusseldorf switches to e-cargo bikes for official civil service trips

The bikes offer a cluster of benefits, they consume fewer resources, emit less carbon dioxide and take up less space

Yesterday, city authorities in Dusseldorf, Germany, announced a new shared cargo bike system launching in the technical city hall. The cargo bikes will be used by various services within the city for local business trips, transporting small items from institution to institution.

According to a statement by local authorities, the bikes are intended to save on CO2 emissions, as well as act as a role model for both the civil service and the citizens. At the same time, the cargo bikes are very resource-light, meaning that they require very little maintenance and they occupy very little parking space.

The cargo bike station is a project by the company Connected Mobility Düsseldorf, which plans on using it as a jumping-off point to collect data on its operational efficiency. The evaluation of the initiative will then be shared with local environmental and traffic authorities, allowing the city to gain expertise in shifting civil services away from motor vehicles.

Civil services are going green

Thomas Loosen, head of the Environmental Department in Dusseldorf, explained that the new cargo bikes have an assisted electric drive, which can make travelling around the city a breeze. At the same time, they are an ideal tool to cross the highly congested central parts of Dusseldorf.

These types of vehicles have a surprising carry capacity and can be used to transport documents, measuring equipment or ballot boxes, traffic cones and more. Furthermore, the project promises to cover a lot of services in the city because it is a joint initiative between the Office for Environmental and Consumer Protection, the Office for Traffic Management and the Office for Central Services.

The bikes will sit in the parking lot of the technical town hall in the city and will operate via a ride-sharing app, although the service will be free of charge for those who use it.

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