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Old November 25th 17, 05:59 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Electric bike trailers for UPS

On 23 Nov 2017, Roland Perry wrote
(in article ):

In , at 17:48:47
on Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Water musician remarked:

Interesting move – if it works as planned, will other delivery companies
follow?

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...rm-ups-trials-
environmentallyfriendly-bike-trailers-to-replace-diesel-trucks-in-
a3698111.html


About the tenth such vapourware project in recent years lapped up by
gullible journalists

"It is applying for a licence to use the smaller trailers on
pavements"

Oh joy.


My guys in London who use UPS every day were told the first batch of six have
arrived with more on the way. Their UPS rep thinks they are based on electric
box bikes used in Netherlands.