The distribution of goods does nothing but grow, but customers also want it to be done in a sustainable way. And that in cities means electric vehicles, especially bicycles and people walking.
Yes, I mean people walking around with a cart and distributing merchandise to their neighbors. The idea for this reflection was given to me by seeing a person from the Koiki company distributing goods in a Madrid neighborhood, with a cart similar to those used for shopping
Upon entering the company's website, I found out that they make their deliveries with manual carts and electric cargo bikes. And in this way they carry out their distribution without generating any type of contamination.
The same thing that I have seen in Madrid can be seen in many other cities, and it will become more and more normal, since the system has more advantages than disadvantages. I guess it will be nice if the delivery of the goods to your house is always done by the same person that you already know, and with whom you trust.
This local distribution (called the last mile) I think is going to evolve very quickly, for the good of all. The large distributors will have (in fact they already have) fixed locations in the cities where they leave their merchandise, and later the proximity distributor brings the merchandise to the customer's home with a car or an electric bicycle.
All this has meant that electric cargo bikes have increased their sales significantly throughout the world, and they are being used both to deliver goods, and by people who use them to take part of their family with them (children, dogs, etc.). , etc … ).
It is a new way to move sustainably, effortlessly and at a low cost. Ideal for urban and proximity environments.
With these new media, instead of seeing so many cars around the cities making deliveries, taking up space and generating pollution (the electric ones will also take up space), we would have people on bikes or walking depending on the deliveries to be made.
And by traveling short distances to deliver goods, drivers could make many deliveries in a single day, leading to competitive prices and people earning decent wages.
The necessary technology and means are available. It is only necessary to change our "chip" seeking sustainability in the deliveries of our goods, and being aware that our deliveries are not urgent, and can be grouped to improve distribution efficiency.
Will we do it? It depends on us.
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