Onomotion: packaging-free delivery with e-cargobics for alpacas

The Berlin start-up Alpakas, a delivery service for unpacked food, has supplemented its vehicle fleet for the last mile delivery since the beginning of December with an onomotion e-cargo bike.With the PAT bike including the changeable luggage structure, the more than 500 organic products of the start-up arrive not only quickly and efficiently, but also emission-free, the provider advertises.The slim and all -weatherproof "small van" is used in numerous districts of the capital to deliver goods ordered online, but also to transport the reusable containers back to the camp in Berlin Mitte.The functionality of the three -wheeled commercial vehicle has proven to be an advantage, which is legally considered a bicycle, which is based on the automotive design and 200 kilograms of payload on small vans.

Inspectioning of the online orders thanks to the change box

The removable and rollable cargo module also proved to be practical, which offers enough space for the stable jute bags of the sender with two cubic meters of loading volume.The containers can be loosened in a few simple steps and rolling into the spacious and modern warehouse via a ramp.There the cargo module based on the online orders in reusable glasses, fabric bags or compostable packaging.In the box, the delivery service separates goods and returned empties with the help of specially drawn shelves.Orders that arrive one hour before the delivery times can even be delivered on the same day, the company promises.

In addition to the Zero-WASTE principle, emission-free delivery with e-cargo bikes is an important component in the sustainability strategy of the delivery service.There are also two visions for onomotion managing director Bues Seelbach.The consumption of packaging waste in Germany increases annually.At the same time, corona apandemia has given grocery delivery services to growth.The Zero-WASTE DEAUTION wants to counter the increasing waste of garbage and ensure that it does not arise at all.The start-up receives the goods in large containers.

Milchmann principle: optimized route

The delivery service relies on the Milchmann principle.The riders drive a previously optimized route to be able to operate as many households as possible on a tour, as Chorzelski explains.This is how you relieve the drivers ".The purchases are not delivered on the back of the drivers, but in the transport box.With heavy e-cargobics, the rider remained dry thanks to the closed cabin and underbody protection and could drive past traffic jams.

Electrical support also provides relief, usually with two batteries and a range of 25 kilometers each.This is completely sufficient for a delivery tour with many short stops at a radius of about five kilometers, the delivery service says.When the cargobike is back in the warehouse, the batteries with green electricity are recharged overnight.

Clever rental model helps start-ups to stay liquid

Alpakas uses the bikes in the rental model, the so-called vehicle-as-a-service, did not buy it.The agreement includes regular maintenance, fully comprehensive insurance, possible wear repairs and access to the Swobbee battery exchange machines.

An advantage for the company founded only in 2021 by Tomy Eitner, Antony Roczek and Simon Chorzelski in Berlin, which has raised a daily delivery offer for sustainable food and household goods with more than 500 products.The start-up delivers in the districts of Mitte, Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg, Wedding, Moabit and in the EUOPATITY as well as partly in the districts of Neukölln, Friedrichshain, Schöneberg, Pankow, Reinickendorf and Wilmersdorf.More cities are to follow.