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necessary . You can charge overnight on AC very cheaply , and that should be more than enough . And we ' ve seen that in Brazil , in Chile , in Argentina and , of course , in the Philippines ."
One Moto , an electric vehicle startup from Dubai , United Arab Emirates , offers different solutions that focus on the last-mile delivery motorbikes and delivery bands .
" In the UAE , cycling became a big , fastgrowing sport over the pandemic ," says Adam Ridgway , CEO of OneMoto . " There ' s a massive opportunity globally to really educate the market about the sustainability element and the fact that motorcycles are obviously not offering a positive solution ."
According to Ridgway , motorcycles create 16 times more pollution in their first year of life and 50 times more in their second year when compared to SUVs and buses . OneMoto offers multiple electric vehicle forms depending on market need and demand , providing transitions and evolutions to companies such as logistics and supermarket chains .
" Not only do we offer vehicles , but our vehicles are considered a smartphone on wheels — meaning they can improve the health , safety , and welfare of the delivery riders . Because of the app for fleet management perspective , it allows them to optimise their fleets ," says Ridgway . " For the riders , we gamify sustainability to some extent . So , if you have travelled 30,000 green kilometres , then we ' re working with various entities to offer sustainable credits . And then you have the private rider as well ."
With this model , the vehicles allow the company to optimise their business model and share information with the governments so they can make policy changes or regulatory changes regarding the last mile sector .
“ We have a very specific target around the green last mile , and that ’ s the electrification of 60 % of our last-mile delivery vehicles by the year 2030 ”
BEN GESING DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL GROUND OPERATIONS INNOVATION , DHL EXPRESS
124 May 2022