Participants at the ICBF 2015 FAIR

Several participants have registered for the International Cargo Bike Festival already. You will find the conditions for participation H E R E  

Alinker

Alinker - Canada, Netherlands
Bicicapace - Italy
Busybike - Netherlands

Busybike

Carla Cargo - Germany
City of Nijmegen - Netherlands

Carla Cargo

De Fietsfabriek - Netherlands
Douze Cycles - France

Douze Cycles

European Cycle Logistics Federation - Europe / UK
GWA Energy, Inc. - Taiwan
Nimble Scooters - USA
Op Vuur en Vlam - Netherlands
Pedal Your Own Painting - Netherlands

Pedal your Own Painting

Province Gelderland - Netherlands
Radkutsche - Germany

Radkutsche

Slowbiking - Netherlands
Urban Arrow - Netherlands
Velove - Sweden

 You will find the conditions for participation H E R E 

Kevin J. Krizek, Keynote Speaker at ICBF 2015

With great pleasure we annonce that Prof. Dr. Kevin J. Krizek is keynote speaker at the International Cargo Bike Conference on Saturday 18 April 2015 in Nijmegen.

Kevin J. Krizek is Professor of Planning and Design at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Recently he started an appointment as visiting professor "Cycling in changing urban regions" at the Nijmegen School of Management of the Radboud University in Nijmegen. As far as we know Kevin Krizek is the first offical appointed "Cycling Professor" in the world.
In his blog Kevin Krizek refers to his appiontment jokingly as "Professor in Vacuuming"

                                                                                                                   

Velostrom on the ICBF 2015

The German Online Magazin for pedelecs and e-bike "Velostrom" wrote an interesting article about the International Cargo Bike Festival.
It is in German and you can find it H E R E

Velostrom also published a great article about the "Velove Armadillo", the new innovative elctric cargo bike from Sweden.
The Velove was developped in cooperation with the Dutch recumbent bike builder Flevobike.
The article is available H E R E

GWA Energy Company profile

All the way from Taiwan GWA Energy, Inc. will be present at the International Cargo Bike Festival on 18 & 19 April in Nijmegen.

GWA Energy, Inc. is dedicated to provide a tailored-made eBike solutions for the business users. They are specialized in two systems: Industrial-graded Cargo eBike and Public Sharing eBike (PSB). Their PSB solutions are used in Copenhagen and other cities since 2013 and our cargo bike solution is used in the Netherlands.

Since GWA Energy is concentrated in the business users, the reliability and the quality are two major factors in their design. In the product development cycle, all products must go through a rigorous stress test before releasing to the customers.

Their product portfolio include lithium ion battery pack, sine wave controller, torque sensor, LED and LCD displays, mid-drive motor, hub motor, docking station, etc. The majority of the products are home-grown and are built in Taiwan. 

GWA Energy, Inc. can be reached via joannelee@gwaenergy.com or billliou@gwaenergy.com.

How to make city logistics greener?

COVENANT OF MAYORS

 On 27 November 2014 the Covenant of Mayors webinar: Sustainable freight transport - How to make city logistics greener? was organised in Belgium.

This webinar presents the integrated strategies to sustainable freight developed by two signatory cities - Berlin and Bologna -  and highlight cycling alternatives for city logistics.

Speakers are:

- Randy Rzewnicki, Project Manager, European Cyclist Federation, Presentation available HERE.

- Julius Menge, Transport Policy Unit, City of Berlin, Presentation available HERE.

- Antonio Pio Morra, Sustainable Mobility Department, City of Bologna, Presentation available HERE.

A recording of the webinar is available HERE.

Cargo Bike with Solar Coolbox

In cooperation with Timmermans Fietsen and Battery Fact, Busybike has developed a solar coolbox for the cargo bike.

The protype is delivered and will be tested in preactice for a couple of weeks in Amsterdam.

The coolbox has a 5 cm solid foam insulation. In front the compressor is installed. It is vibration proof. The battery is fixed under the box and it is charged by solar power.
The capacity is such that the products stay cool at a temperature of 5-7 degrees Celsius for at least 8 hours. It can cool down to 0 degrees Celsius.

The cargo bike coolbox has a sliding lid, so the cool air will not get sucked out of the box when opening it.

Click on the picture to watch the video.

See also: Busybike bicycle trailer

Velove Armadillo from Sweden

Johan Erlandsson of Velove will be presenting at the Conference of the International Cargo Bike Festival 2015. The title is:

"The iterative development of the full suspension, high capacity, small width Velove Armadillo cargo bike"

Listen to the story of the development of the Swedish/Dutch Velove Armadillo cargo bike. From the initial idea through many stages of technical development, and also how financing was solved and what real-life courier feedback gave. This session gives good input to anyone considering using the Velove Armadillo in their business. It can also inspire other bike developers on how to succeed with going from idea to market in relatively short time. There are many good ideas that are still not built and tested out there, we are sure! Finally, it is also a nice story for couriers, to recognise the everyday challenges of their work and bikes.

Velove is a developer and manufacturer of cargo bikes and trailers, based in Sweden. They developed and built the four wheel Velove Armadillo cargo bike with about 1 m3 storage space (EU pallet adapted) in cooperation with Flevobike in Dronten, The Netherlands. Main advantages is speed, stability and narrowness (just 85 cm) which make it fit well on even narrow bike paths, and passes through doors. 

Click on the picture above to start the video.