Prior to Black Friday, which heralds one of its busiest delivery times, Amazon established three new micromobility delivery hubs in Manchester and London. With plans to roll out more hubs in the coming months, e-cargo bikes and walkers are now anticipated to make more than two million UK deliveries a year to Amazon consumers.

The Amazon reportedly aimed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. To be honest, it was not an especially ambitious deadline. However, recently the project has made progress with a five-year £300m investment in the electrification and decarbonisation of its UK transportation network.

Wembley and Southwark have now been added as additional hubs, while a third is located in Manchester. The company estimates that with these new facilities and the increased fleet, it will be able to deliver two million parcels annually on foot or by bicycle.

Additionally, it operates more than a thousand electric delivery vehicles in the UK, which distribute about 45 million parcels annually.

According to Amazon's UK Country Manager, John Boumphrey, "These new hubs will not only provide our customers additional electric-powered deliveries, but also support local authorities searching for ways to alleviate congestion and develop alternate transportation alternatives. In the upcoming months, We look forward to progressively extending our e-cargo bike fleet."

In its efforts to transition to e-cargo bikes for urban delivery, Amazon is by no means alone. Many different types of light electric vehicles have been tested by companies like UPS, DPD, FedEx, and Royal Mail, and the majority of them are now used to some extent in day-to-day operations.

Additionally, a variety of smaller delivery companies are active in different UK cities. Back in 2020, the London-based e-cargo and taxi company Pedal Me even made an offer to help companies like Amazon and eBay reduce their carbon footprint and improve their operations.