SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE if you want Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles to be the norm. It's widely accepted that we need to find more efficient and sustainable ways of transporting people and goods from A to B and many companies are beginning to emerge with solutions. One of which is EAV (Electric Assisted Vehicles) and their fit for purpose delivery vehicle designed to bridge the gap between e-cargo bikes and vans. As combustion vehicles are pushed out the of the cities, could this innovative and sustainable e-cargo bike be the future for last-mile deliveries? EAV - www.eav.solutions/ Make sure you are subscribed then enter 'The Great EV Giveaway' for your chance to win an EV for a year and lots of other fantastic prizes fullycharged.show/EV-Giveaway/ Fully Charged is 100% independent thanks to KZbin Memberships and Patreons. Without you this channel wouldn’t be possible! If you’d like to help support the Fully Charged channel and its mission: Become a Patreon: www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow Become a KZbin member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to Fully Charged & the Fully Charged PLUS channels Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : buff.ly/2GybGt0 Browse the Fully Charged store: shop.fullycharged.show/ Visit our LIVE exhibitions in the UK, USA & Europe: FullyCharged.Show/events Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/fullychargedshw Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/fullychargedshow Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Bike? Van? 1:29 Adam & EAV 1:54 Bridging the gap 2:42 Last final mile 3:07 Made from flax 3:52 Good looking 4:47 Design details 5:23 Battery options 6:02 Sufficient speed 7:24 Jump start 7:35 Off we go 8:48 Pro demo 9:42 Made on site 10:48 Built in suspension 11:26 Knitted together 13:08 Recyclable 13:56 Bottom-up design 14:27 Ocado EAV 16:02 Positive reactions 17:20 Future of transport 18:17 Conclusions
@richardlangley903 жыл бұрын
This is awesome...I could see this being a solution for palliative care nurses that have to visit patients all over the city...as just one of literally hundreds of applications. As an aside....I cannot believe the number of Ads that popped up through this episode...at least 3 times as many as any KZbin video I have watched to date. If Fully Charged ends up moving to a different platform please keep us informed...KZbin is going to drive many of us away if they keep this up.
@Stambo593 жыл бұрын
@@richardlangley90 Use an addblocker. I was very resistant to addblockers for a long time believing that adds helped support creators, but it got to the stage where I just said enough is enough. I don't mind an add at the start and end, I can put up with that but sticking them in the middle was just too much. You can whitelist channels that you want to support (until they enable mid roll adds).
@CCGR-20243 жыл бұрын
I loved the show and the EAV as well! Well done and thank you for making this video.
@Goodman-45253 жыл бұрын
Just one question cause I'm probably riding one of these for a volunteer thing: does it have a reverse gear? Cause I can't imagine it being particularly easy to push back with 100kg+ in the back
@CCGR-20243 жыл бұрын
@@Goodman-4525 You raise an interesting point, does it have a reverse gear for situations where it might be needed?
@benpaynter3 жыл бұрын
I think Adam hit the nail on the head towards the end of the video. We have a large group of people who are afraid of change. I run into it all the time when I talk about EV's or renewable energy. Their immediate reaction is to look for the negatives and for reasons why new ideas won't work. I'm happy to say I'm in the other camp who think ideas like this are great and whilst on its own won't change the world, aggregated together with lots of other new more sustainable approaches will make a real difference to the world. So good luck to them.
@DarkMoonDroid3 жыл бұрын
@Ibrahim K Exactly. If you don't have good intel on the problem, you are not qualified to create a solution.
@timscott30273 жыл бұрын
@Ibrahim K I agree but those same people will just find something else to complain about even if the problem is resolved. A lot of people just don't want to change, I've given up trying to argue points with people, I'm just gonna live my own life and lead by example.
@timsmith53393 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. People don't see how brilliant the future will be (and it is rapidly arriving with electric vehicles). These bikes are fantastic, I would love a passenger version for local (or even longer) trips. I think a three seater would be feasible.
@morosis823 жыл бұрын
There's two other aspects that I see: - people that simply don't care, but don't want to have to do any change which does sometimes take effort. - people that don't have the imagination to see anything past what we already have.
@RoyMcAvoy3 жыл бұрын
You didn't see it from their business point of view. Any business goal is to make a profit and make more money. I blame people (who are pushing this technology) for failing to convince here on how adapting to this new technology able to save cost and make more profit to them, or the technology itself still unable to fulfil that role completely. Until then, no one wants to embrace the change.
@mroctarine3 жыл бұрын
Not just for deliveries but Utilities, maintaining sports grounds, schools, campuses and local authorities doing inspection and cleansing too.
@knifeyonline3 жыл бұрын
@tommy aronson I got excited that might happen for a second... you're such a tease
@weetikissa3 жыл бұрын
Plumbers!
@somannacs3 жыл бұрын
yeah... these applications are much practical than on the roads!
@brackcycle90563 жыл бұрын
also great for Police , taking XR protestors to the cells ! A " Green Maria "
@-syahmi69243 жыл бұрын
Yeah for colleges, great idea
@888johnmac3 жыл бұрын
i'm a postie , my round averages 5 miles on foot .. i can see this type of vehicle in my near future
@showme3603 жыл бұрын
Yep me too and I drive to work in a Nissan Leaf, my duty is a 10 mile round trip in a deisel van and with 5 x 15kg bags and lots of parcels might be a bit of a squeeze in the back of that e-cargo bike. What would concern me is the wind, when that thing gets light with no mail left in it, how likely is it that the wind will blow it over? Have they consider a roller blind action like doors, that can cover the user?
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
@@showme360 used in an urban area, wind is less of a concern, but yes that could be a problem. It's a very lightweight shell at the top with a steel frame, motor and batteries lower down, so the CoG should be fairly low.
@EndlessPlane3 жыл бұрын
Australia Post has vehicles like this in service.
@mroctarine3 жыл бұрын
I think they trialled them in either Norway or Sweden.
@Tim_Small3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the electric cargo bikes that the French postal service uses?
@nettlesoup3 жыл бұрын
Another excellent episode with the perfect presenter for the job! Dr. Helen is really in her element here and her enthusiasm for the product and company's sustainability ethos shows. Also, look at that smile on the Ocado cyclist's face! Of all the jobs out there, this can't be a bad one: getting fit out and about (with some electro-assistance), delivering goods safely to customers in need during a pandemic, while staying reasonably dry during the journey. Win, win. Completely agree with Adam's positive attitude. If you imagine groundbreaking things into existence, they can prove themselves worthy of your inventiveness and win over people's hearts and minds.
@SILENTIMACT743 жыл бұрын
The host is great. She is genuinely curious it doesn't come across as though she is given talking points. This is the first episode I watched from beginning to end. Well done.
@connornewman19923 жыл бұрын
she is a lecturer at mech eng UCL
@bugsygoo3 жыл бұрын
Here in Copenhagen, most of my deliveries come from the postman on a electric cargo bike. You see them everywhere here. So it has already happened in, shall we say, more forward thinking countries.😬
@will4may1753 жыл бұрын
Yup, the UK is pretty far behind but Royal Mail was trialing them last year as well.
@christill3 жыл бұрын
They should probably call them vans in the UK to make them more palatable to the bike hating government and the brainwashed public who now believe bicycle is a dirty word.
@LoneWolf-wp9dn3 жыл бұрын
The level of electrification in China in some cities is crazy... western europe is definitely behind and its hard to understand why... western politicians sure talk a lot of smack about green solutions but nothing major happens
@bugsygoo3 жыл бұрын
@@LoneWolf-wp9dn Here's a couple of suggestions why: Mercedes, BMW, Peugeot, Volkswagen. China has no legacy automakers wedded to ICE engines. And things don't move quickly in Europe.
@DarkDutch0073 жыл бұрын
@@christill wouldn't this be a quadcycle since it has 4 wheels?
@omarshehab5853 жыл бұрын
I love the host, she's so charismatic.
@proxy78633 жыл бұрын
Totally, shame about the guy 😒
@kennethdakin56913 жыл бұрын
@@proxy7863 Agreed, he needs a front man to infuse some optimism into his dull, matter of fact, description.
@kennethdakin56913 жыл бұрын
@josh I am a tech nerd but I think I have more charisma than that guy. When I am sleeping
@disposabull3 жыл бұрын
@josh She is Helen Czerski, she has a PhD from Cambridge in experimental explosives physics. That is pretty nerdy.
@disposabull3 жыл бұрын
@josh Elon Musk is also a tech nerd but he has plenty of charisma. It is possible to have brains and personality in the same package, they aren't exclusive in men or women.
@peterhetherington9143 жыл бұрын
These types of vehicles ARE the future, well done EAV.
@AugustusDay3 жыл бұрын
I want a digital assistant voiced by Robert in his Kryten voice.
@dannya68253 жыл бұрын
So do I. Alexa and Google Assistant are overrated
@knifeyonline3 жыл бұрын
you have arrived at your SMEEEEEE HEEEEEEEEED
@Leopold51003 жыл бұрын
@@knifeyonline and then goes into FULL RANT mode when someone cuts you off in the traffic ...... sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet !!!!!!; C'mon Robert, there's already a MX christened KRYTON waiting for it down under...... ;-)
@thumper17473 жыл бұрын
How about Kyten as a navigator voice
@JohnPaulMusicUK3 жыл бұрын
This is really great. I'm a musician who gigs in my local area (liverpool, Cheshire, UK) and it would be great to get all the equipment (instruments, PA equipment, lights) into this and reduce the cost of running (and ruining) the back of a car. Awesome idea. I'm all in! 👍
@RiseAtlantis Жыл бұрын
Right through the front door too 👍
@edwardlamb3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic. We need way more bikes on Fully Charged!
@weetikissa3 жыл бұрын
This, so much. I hate that this is basically an electric car channel when e-bike sales vastly outnumber electric car sales everywhere in Europe.
@marsrover0013 жыл бұрын
slap some solar panels on the roof and you've got a tiny camper bike.
@brainfood1013 жыл бұрын
All by name. Did you see how small the batteries are? Add 2. Take off the pedals. Is it a bike? This is a game of legislation. The pedalling is for ticking boxes and for our perception for approval. Tiny tiny steps. Change the bike seat to a normal seat. Still a bike? With 4 wheels? Gee lets make it go faster. - 'Oh sir, this is a car! now you must meet these 1000000 regulations.' Ok, fine, then we'll make it a trike and evade that. If we could freely use what we wanted, as we desired things would have looked very different long ago. Currently we're squeezing the new into old moulds. Very slowly at that.
@GDMHificationranpitc3 жыл бұрын
@@brainfood101 only one way to find out do 40,000 people die annually US in with current legislation in the automotive industry?
@onegreenev3 жыл бұрын
@@brainfood101 Regulations protect powerful businesses from competition. It is not about safety or if it is a car or bike. If we are a threat to a big business they will deploy the hounds (lawyers) upon you to make you comply or go out of business. Usually the cost of compliance will remove you from the playing field.
@luvbig413 жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@luvbig413 жыл бұрын
@@onegreenev YEP!!!! You hit the nail squarely on the head.
@chrisb5083 жыл бұрын
I love it. Sometimes going smaller is better. Today, I used my bike trailer to get a new jogging stroller for my granddaughter. I love it when I can do something like that without a car.
@duggydugg39373 жыл бұрын
you get you EAV at age 12.. driver's license at the state mandated age..and you have experience and knowledge of the rules by the time you get your license !
@ProfSimonHolland3 жыл бұрын
great film, great delivery bike....hope Adam and EaV are the start of a new world.
@Milkybar33200113 жыл бұрын
Someone is bound to convert one into a mini camper
@DarkMoonDroid3 жыл бұрын
Pop-outs to the max!!!
@sparkyjackson84793 жыл бұрын
And why not 😊😊😊😊
@jonblacklock10523 жыл бұрын
My first thought. This really would be a way to explore anywhere. Pop out sides/ tent with solar on the roof and storage low.
@coolfrost63 жыл бұрын
@@jonblacklock1052 yea my thought exactly, maybe the pop up side panels could also be solar. Near infinite range.
@LoneWolf-wp9dn3 жыл бұрын
@@jonblacklock1052 lugging all that weight around 90% of the time on self power isnt very fast or convenient
@GatitasecsiiАй бұрын
This is exactly what I want from EAVs pure utility, no commodities, and good prices of course, something you can get for 5000 or less
@grahamgfr3 жыл бұрын
I've got five of these on order, looking forward to it, cannot wait 👍
@David-bl1bt3 жыл бұрын
Excellent news, what application are you using them for?
@frankcoldwell44243 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, enjoy.
@paulbrowne50493 жыл бұрын
@@David-bl1bt awesome. Good on you. What do you plan to use them for?
@hunchanchoc84183 жыл бұрын
How much do they cost?
@olguiq10133 жыл бұрын
@Graham NICE!!! So excited for you. Please keep us Updated.. BEYOND INTERESTED. Cheers.
@dr-k16673 жыл бұрын
This channel is a ray of sunshine when you're in the need of some positive news about our future prospects. So happy to be a supporter.
@321tryagain3 жыл бұрын
Helen is a great presenter. I really liked the question about how Adam defined sustainability. It's important to challenge even the well intentioned companies to be their best so that companies with ill-intentions can't get away with greenwashing.
@puffinjuice3 жыл бұрын
The interviewer lady is really good. She asked all the right questions. Nice video FCS 👍
@timmurphy55413 жыл бұрын
It's obviously just the glamour but I can't help thinking that Helen is rather wonderful - positive, clever etc. All those things that make one like watching Fully Charged in general.
@chriswatt96923 жыл бұрын
Is it Glamour? Just watched Bob do a piece on an electric platform it felt as dry as ryveta. There is a passion and energy.
@ryanzacsanders3 жыл бұрын
this is actually the change we need for last mile cargo
@grizzlymartin13 жыл бұрын
This guy has a world of opportunity ahead of him with this vision. This EAV could literally roll out the back of a PRIME truck and get the entire neighborhood done without ever moving the truck itself...
@Donovaan3 жыл бұрын
First world countries are going to mainly use self driving vehicles for deliveries in the future. Vehicles like the Eav will mostly be used in countries like India.
@grizzlymartin13 жыл бұрын
Adam's "every two years..." is effing brilliant. I keep SCREAMING at the top of my worthless brain to people that NIO is waaaaay onto "it." They got the business model of the future ALREADY under way. And NO ONE gets it. But Adam, that is. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
@pebre793 жыл бұрын
I see this being popular in developing countries especially urban settings
@onlineo22633 жыл бұрын
I doubt it. Made in the UK by engineers it will probably cost a fair but more than a locally made van.
@clayton99983 жыл бұрын
They cost around £12,000 so I don't think so
@michaelrch3 жыл бұрын
@@clayton9998 Yikes, that better come down or someone will come in to complete at a much lower price. Especially in China or India.
@موسى_73 жыл бұрын
If they were cheaper, they'd replace tuktuk in Iraq and India
@DarkMoonDroid3 жыл бұрын
@@موسى_7 Tuk Tuks cost $22,500
@rushja3 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what we need in any urban setting. I would like to see large areas pedestrianised using these types of vehicles to deliver goods and possibly taxi people around. We could have hubs from major roads where larger vehicles load up these smaller vehicles for local delivery. It totally negates the criticism of autonomous cars making drivers redundant as we would need lots of drivers
@headcrab40903 жыл бұрын
As a taxi it would be great if the battery pack could be switched with a freshly recharged one. People weigh a lot, and charging is downtime.
@Richardincancale3 жыл бұрын
If they used hemp it would be Grass Reinforced Plastic!
@williamames46283 жыл бұрын
Also Hemp Fiber is also stronger than Kevlar and non toxic, see Hempearth composites available in Hempearth Plastic and Hempearth Wood. Remember hemp aviation composite was actually used with phenolic resin in a 1943 spitfire.
@signalfire63 жыл бұрын
@Peter Hicks Now THERE'S a name for a product... Joint Venture...
@onegreenev3 жыл бұрын
It is still plastic. Don't kid yourself. There is no way to separate the plastic resin from the flax or hemp material rendering them both non-recyclable. Hemp is not a grass but I get what you are saying. Yuck Yuck. Flax is easier to grow and process. More abundant and has a short growing season. In some parts of the US we could easily get two full crops per year. Now to find an organic material that is fully decomposable that is on par with the petrochemical resins we need to remove from our products. That way the blending of natural fibers (natures carbon fiber) we would have a wining material.
@onegreenev3 жыл бұрын
@@williamames4628 On it's own in the fibrous state it is stronger than kevlar but blended into a hard plastic material it becomes a filler so you don't have to use as much resin. If the resin is flexible then the fibers will assist in making it stronger but if the resins are not it is only filler material and most any thing would do.
@MrClintstrong2 жыл бұрын
This is a great video about something that really is the now, not the future. Helen did such a good job here. She is like the girl next door that everyone can relate to. Asked all the questions that normal people would ask or would like to know. I like her casual yet to the point business style. Great job Helen.
@rhysjackson39563 жыл бұрын
With alot of road changes and pedestrian zones popping up, this is a good idea. Will take a while to get used to and granted may not work everywhere. But is one of the solutions to help transport things in a more sustainable way over small distances.
@Benjamin_Jehne3 жыл бұрын
It's a good idea? This is the reality in many cities.
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the integration of low-powered micro-EVs into pedestrianised / bike lane areas is a tricky balance. Especially if they're slower / faster than typical bike trafic, or have limited mobility and visibility as this does. Much better than Sprinter-sized delivery vans, though!
@morosis823 жыл бұрын
@@armadillito especially if you can take some of those car lanes and repurpose them. One of the main bridges in my city across the river has just been closed to everything but bus traffic, which has its own lanes. There are now two pedestrian paths and two entire car lanes of bike and pedestrian space. Only going to become more common.
@FlyinBrian777 Жыл бұрын
I read the comments, (one person I responded to has since deleted their comment) lots of people want to blame "older" people or "boomers" for not accepting change. My neighbor is a middle aged man and he loves his bicycle. Show me 10 "boomers" who don't like change, and I'll show 500 spoiled young people who don't want to exert themselves with ANY physical activity and would rather stare into their electronic devices all day. EAV's are brilliant, expect to see more of them.
@stevencowles84193 жыл бұрын
I like this a lot but as an experienced ebiker I do have some reservations. Whilst it is true that the latest motors have excellent torque compared to earlier models, London is not the only city in Britain and many have hills that would be unmanageable with a load. We need legislation change so this type of cargo vehicle can have more power whilst still having the same speed limit for assistance (15mph), this would dramatically increase the usability of these types of machines.
@snowstrobe3 жыл бұрын
The laws in the UK around electric assist cycling is so backward. It's like they are designed to hinder development.
@xxwookey3 жыл бұрын
The way the power is measured means that the '250W' motor can have much higher power outputs than that in practice, especially over short durations. I understand there is am EU category for higher powered ecargo bikes that does not exist in UK legislation yet?
@stevencowles84193 жыл бұрын
@@xxwookey last time I looked there were discussions but no changes but that was back last summer. I think the issue here is really torque rather than pure power but obviously, the two are related.
@qman1b2 жыл бұрын
I really like this design and concept - especially their taxi version which can take two passengers, has flip down seats and a ramp for wheelchair users or cargo which would suit our family for school runs, local commutes and shopping. It could even work to transport my work equipment when doing jobs within London (I’m based in a suburb within the M25. However I do have some reservations, the 15mph assist limit being one of them. I don’t have any experience as an ebiker so my reservations may be misplaced but with local roads lacking cycle lanes and this taking up more road where passing space is often limited I would want to be able to keep up with traffic rather than having it stuck impatiently behind me. To my mind this would mean being able to go at least 25 mph - many local roads are 20, some 30, some 40mph, but at least on 20 mph roads I could keep up and most traffic seems to go at around 25 on the 20mph roads. I would be very interested in your opinion on this Steven, since you actually have ebike experience on the roads. Finally my other concern is price and affordability. There is no way this could replace a car or van for my work when I have to travel hundreds of miles outside of London so it would be a second vehicle for us. Having been quoted £14,000 for the basic EAV Go I was very shocked by the price. For mass adoption this needs to be affordable and you can buy cheap Chinese electric vehicles for less. Given it’s essentially an ebike (which can be had for around £1000+) with a frame around it I was expecting something in the region of £4000-£5000 tops and that would seem a reasonable expenditure but 3x that? And no doubt the taxi version will be significantly more. Looking at more common ecargobikes it seems my expectation of cost was about on the money for them and this has better enclosure and more wheels but still? Perhaps it makes sense if you are pricing downwards from an electric van but still....
@LaineyBug20203 жыл бұрын
My dream is to mod one of these into an amphibious micro rv. No rent, no property tax, no license, no tags/registration, no mandatory insurance, no fossil fuels, no grid dependency, no limits, total freedom!
@LoanwordEggcorn3 жыл бұрын
The flax-plastic composite thermoplastic is very cool.
@Victor-gq8ix3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been fully charged with hope and positivity by this episode. Such a good and quality content - Amazing
@CabrilloTV3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that there are other way to get your last mile delivered, very encouraging, thank you.
@Thegeordiemonkey3 жыл бұрын
I would like to see how it handles windy days, snow and ice etc, i could see the Royal Mail using these for the postman to use but 250w is useless for carrying that sort of load especially up hills and into a headwind, 750w at least should be allowed.
@SD-tj5dh3 жыл бұрын
The regulations in the UK and Europe regarding electric bikes is hilarious. I half expect someone to have to walk in front with a red flag.
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
250W of assistance plus human power will get you up most urban roads perfectly fine, just might be a little bit slow if it's really steep. There are plenty of places where it would be plenty. Of course, if these things become widespread they should get their own legal classification and a different ruleset. (Or is it just capped at 250W? I thought the pedal power was allowed to 'pass through' virtually and up the motor's power limit... but I didn't really pay close attention)
@Thegeordiemonkey3 жыл бұрын
@@armadillito capped
@theotherstevesteve3 жыл бұрын
@@Thegeordiemonkey not true. The motor can put out 250w and the rider supply another 250w pedalling, 500w total; will get you up most hills.
@Thegeordiemonkey3 жыл бұрын
@@theotherstevesteve we will see, I hope i am proved wrong as i would love these in the city, delivery, coffee vans, ice cream vendors, Post Office delivery the list is endless but the infrastructure is the biggest hurdle to get around and the places to store and charge them safely away from chavs that would wreck them.
@guringai3 жыл бұрын
Really like this! ,& way better than noisy diesel vans with agro drivers.
@SapioiT3 жыл бұрын
For everyone who got here for microcars, I suggest the video "The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam" by "Not Just Bikes", and also the other videos that channel has about making cities walkable, welcoming to pedestrians, and solvent at the same time, rather than the current car-dependent insolvent cities of the USA adn Canada.
@mikeselectricstuff3 жыл бұрын
How do you clear the windsccreen when it rains?
@Cloxxki3 жыл бұрын
A simple spray coat. Also used on cars. Lower speeds and thus shorter distances. People with glasses use bikes in the rain. They really do.
@drewcipher8963 жыл бұрын
It's nearly vertical. So keep it clean and it won't be an issue.
@nettlesoup3 жыл бұрын
It also wiggles and flexes quite a bit so the droplets should shake off once you get moving!
@IndependenceCityMotoring3 жыл бұрын
Ceramic coating.
@JB-xb3kw3 жыл бұрын
Hydrophobic coating will solve that.
@MrChristiangraham3 жыл бұрын
Helen is a great presenter. She brings masses of enthusiasm and asks insightful questions.
@markmasi52193 жыл бұрын
This woman is terrific. Hope to see more of her on FC.
@1stSilence3 жыл бұрын
I wished there were more videos with Helen. I could listen to her all day long. :)
@alaneasthope23573 жыл бұрын
Awesome! An ARRIVAL van with pedals, and great to see it being used rather than just a concept which they hope will be adopted.
@grizzlymartin13 жыл бұрын
I disagree with host. The most exciting part of "EAV" is what Adam said at the very last; his work with the big boys to push ICE vehicles out of city centers. "Project Transport's Future." Again, BRILLIANT!!!
@justjohn75293 жыл бұрын
Cool. I would love this for personal transport in Manchester. Would get me everywhere I need to go, in the dry and even do the weekly shop.
@Aka.Aka.4 ай бұрын
This will carry more groceries than a typical suburb megatruck😊
@GrahamTriggsUK3 жыл бұрын
"50% of the costs are in the final mile of delivery". We need to be really careful about what is being said here. There are a different costs involved with deliveries - environmental and economic (fuel, maintenance, labour) - and vehicles like this will only reduce some of them. And being smaller vehicles, may even increase others. Whatever we are talking about, the costs are loaded towards the final mile. It takes fewer vehicles and drivers to move large lorries between depots. Having multiple smaller vehicles out doing the final mile (in order to get everything delivered in one day), spending a lot of time idling, pushes the environmental cost to the final mile. Having more vehicles and drivers push the economic costs to the final mile. And that's where we need to be careful - if you would need two or three of these to replace each traditional delivery van, and therefore need 2 or 3 times the staff, financially that's going to increase the costs. Companies can have a desire to improve environmentally, but they still need to be price competitive. I suspect most couriers are still going to be better served by direct size-comparable electric replacements for their vans. But this type of vehicle will definitely have a place in cities where space and congestion is an issue (being able to bypass traffic using cycle lanes would be a big win), and for companies that specialise in connecting local businesses with their communities.
@thumper17473 жыл бұрын
More staff is a good thing
@GrahamTriggsUK3 жыл бұрын
@@thumper1747 Not if you are a courier looking to keep your prices down. People are the most expensive part.
@mertzanakia3 жыл бұрын
Awesome comment!
@Egg-mr7np3 жыл бұрын
Being able to claim 'zero emission last mile delivery' is a selling point for some clients and that competitive advantage could be worth the cost. Also if the infrastructure continues to change to no longer favour conventional motor vehicles then their costs will rise and the costs for these will fall. One can hope at least.
@GrahamTriggsUK3 жыл бұрын
@@Egg-mr7np A "normal" sized pure electric van is also zero emission. You don't need a larger fleet of smaller vans to make that claim. Remember, the guy in the video specifically called out that "half the costs are in the final mile" - running a larger fleet of smaller vehicles will not be cheaper. But there will be use cases where a smaller vehicle makes sense. Yes, the infrastructure will move to favour EVs, and that can't come soon enough. But the costs of employing drivers will still favour fewer, larger EVs in most instances.
@gordonnicol954210 ай бұрын
Kudos to Adam and others like hime who are doing their bit to tackle pollution. Like Helen, I love the fact that EAV use flax to make their "plastic" panels out of. A great example of how we should all be thinking out of the box if we want to continue to live on this planet without destroying it. Too many people just carry on with the status quo with eyes closed unaware of the huge damage we're doing and so many just feel entitled to run around in their putrid petrol polluting SUV's with nary a thought about the devastating consequences. I look forward to a world with an abundance of these electrically assisted vehicles.
@matt_wegner3 жыл бұрын
Startups have a very important role to play. Glad to see Helen again - as usual, quality content from Fully Charged⚡
@RPRosen-ki2fk3 жыл бұрын
In this day & age we are constantly being bombarded with change. I feel positive about a truly sustainable concept like this. Sadly that's a RARITY about most of the change I've encountered over the past few decades.
@keriford543 жыл бұрын
I really took to that van bike, it looks great, seems like the perfect urban delivery van.
@CamTracey3 жыл бұрын
Can't remember her name, but she is one of the best interviewers and journalists that ask the question and present the data in a manageable fashion for viewers to process. What used to be a standard is now a rare find and refreshing to see on one of my favourite KZbin channels.
@EdWood1103 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode and so glad that vehicles like this exist. As nice as it is to see the next high end EV SUV being reviewed, this is really a smart solution for the future.
@perspectivestudioscaribbea58993 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love these, they're brilliant and really the way transport should be going
@greyareaRK13 жыл бұрын
Brilliant on so many levels. I vaguely recall very small service vehicles being a thing way back when. These would also be an awesome replacement for tuk tuks.
@duggydugg39373 жыл бұрын
developing world ready
@EinkOLED3 жыл бұрын
Imagine applying for a job as a courier and being given this.
@bumblebee93373 жыл бұрын
Were you expecting to do deliveries on a Ducati?
@perspectivestudioscaribbea58993 жыл бұрын
@@bumblebee9337 🤣🤣🤣
@euanandchels3 жыл бұрын
The advantage would be that you don’t need any kind of license to use it. If you can ride a bike you can get a job doing this.
@EinkOLED3 жыл бұрын
@@bumblebee9337 No, just a normal van that doesn't require pedalling.
@krazed04513 жыл бұрын
That looks like it'd be fun in a crosswind :-P
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
On that test site they'll find out if it is. I should think the chassis is setup to handle it tolerably.
@marksteps1712 Жыл бұрын
I know I'm late with the comment but I absolutely love it, think it's a great idea, EAV and Adam see the current and future problems (not withstanding where the electric to charge might come from which is a global issue) and understand ways to fix several problems with one solution. E-Cargo bikes have their place but for me this is a step above, frankly I'd call it an E-Hauler.
@barryamorris3 жыл бұрын
Looks great, I see these being very popular around London! Just got to get the Mayor to sort the potholes out and stop filling in the cycle lanes!
@chriswatt96923 жыл бұрын
But that will only take roadspace away from the self charging range rovers.
@DavidKnowles03 жыл бұрын
@@chriswatt9692 I don't think Range Rover has use that nonsense, just Toyota.
@EricWitheridge3 жыл бұрын
This ticks all the boxes, design for life, reduction in traffic, healthier work and climate change! Brilliant!
@happysporran3 жыл бұрын
It's encouraging to see such a well thought out, and useful, product being developed and implemented. Do you have a materials background? I ask, as a materials engineer, because you seemed very comfortable discussing the materials topics.
@xxwookey3 жыл бұрын
She studies bubbles and is a physicist, so not as such, but she's done a lot of science presenting too so I'm sure has picked up plenty of materials knowledge along the way.
@barrykaine65263 жыл бұрын
Henry Ford made a prototype car in the 1930's, made with hemp fiber and resin, that was dent-proof and lighter than fiberglass. There are videos of a demonstration of it (here on YT), with some guy hitting it repeatedly with a sledge hammer. The engine was also designed to run on hemp or peanut oil. (JD Rockefeller talked him into using fossil fuel instead), and the rest is history...
@_TbT_3 жыл бұрын
Dr Helen Czerski is a physicist and science tv presenter (several BBC programs).
@iainurquhart76063 жыл бұрын
@@barrykaine6526 A dutch company makes dayboats from Flax fibre and natural resin.
@captiongeeza3 жыл бұрын
People who knock them might be surprised how much you can fit inside the cargo box on something like this. And when you have a fleet of them it would defenatly scale up or at least fill a gap in the market. Good work !
@felixhaimson89213 жыл бұрын
I'm all for this kind of thing, even as a consumer vehicle. It reminds me of the Canyon Future Mobility Concept, but this one is actually real, and really useful
@jamieburnsmanch3 жыл бұрын
FLAX!! Game Charger! Adam is a legend for designing with respect for the planet and his customers requirements.
@presterjohn713 жыл бұрын
This concept is brilliant. I could imagine it could do really well for food deliveries, parcel deliveries and for mobile shops and such like. In some areas it would not only be more green it would genuinely be more practical.
@k0walsk2 жыл бұрын
I would love to be a delivery man with this thing... You're dry enough, plenty of exercise, encountering people during the day, lots of time spent outside...
@tincho6793 жыл бұрын
Great product, and excellent presenter!
@thorbjrnhellehaven57663 жыл бұрын
I love the episodes by Helen. Pleasantly relaxing, still loaded with hard facts and informative. Nothing bad about the other presenters, I love their episodes too! Just in different ways.
@DFEUERMAN3 жыл бұрын
Desk workers need a similar pedal-assist exercise to partially power their computers :)
@grs6883 жыл бұрын
I normally cycle to work when I started having to work from home I really considered getting a desk cycle.
@gaston.2 ай бұрын
Fantastic... hope to see more of these in congested city centers.
@davidmccarthy60613 жыл бұрын
Great idea that would fit well in a lot of countries. Or even delivery 15 blocks through downtown Chicago.
@markwellington12543 жыл бұрын
This is a huge business concept that could go worldwide at anytime soon. City centers all over the world are jammed with vehicles and to reduce this with a fleet of these EAV vans is so smart!
@mathevideos99093 жыл бұрын
But... When it rains with a little wind. You just get soaked from the side. Nice 😂😂
@recumbentrocks29293 жыл бұрын
So how does a van driver deliver goods in the rain without getting wet?
@notsurt3 жыл бұрын
And when there's more than a little wind you get soaked from above too (because you've been blown over).
@SD-tj5dh3 жыл бұрын
Needs those rain covers you see on mobility scooters
@mathevideos99093 жыл бұрын
@@recumbentrocks2929 it makes a difference if you are in the rain for seconds there and then or the whole day. Also a van driver can heat up between stops. I think it is a wonderful vehicle. I just don't see it in the bavarian winter with temperatures of -30°C. But it doesn't have to cater all use cases. I was just pointing out a flaw, that could be optimised.
@thelifeandtimesofjames42733 жыл бұрын
I think it would work nicely as a recumbent eav. The rider compartment doesn’t look rain proof in the slightest, unless you have direct on or behind winds. It also looks like it’s going to tip over. Just my take as a rider of many years.
@ravenfeeder18923 жыл бұрын
Now we need the cycle infrastructure that these can use.
@misc000misc3 жыл бұрын
They are called roads.
@DarkDutch0073 жыл бұрын
@@misc000misc a cyclist should not be on roads where the speed difference between the car and the cyclist is too larger
@christill3 жыл бұрын
Ban private cars. We’ve wasted so much time not building bike infrastructure that we’re now too late in the climate crisis to wait a decade or more for a full bike network to be built up.
@chriswatt96923 жыл бұрын
That will be the problem... Much of the cycle network is inaccessible to non standard cycles. Although some judicious route planing can help to avoid the barriers many anti moped barriers are barriers to wide vehicles like tricycles, including wheelchair handcycles (balance and walking issues) a hinderance to long cycles like tandems (blind stoker) or both like my tadpole recumbent (lower spine nerve damage).
@misc000misc3 жыл бұрын
@@DarkDutch007 The logic of your argument is that cars go far to fast.
@ramblerandy23973 жыл бұрын
I nearly missed this one. An excellent last-mile delivery product and an excellent FC video too.
@dannya68253 жыл бұрын
I'm digging the scrolling indicators 😂😏😋💯
@danfarrik3 жыл бұрын
The production quality of these episodes is just off the charts. Great video!
@sevenacregreen3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and well presented show. This has been designed around UK laws and could work well in city centres where cargo bikes are being used. In Oxford there are a lot of large cargo bikes and i could see this fitting in well, increaaing what one rider can carry. It is not going to replace the van in the suburbs and rural areas, but it is not meant for that, there are other solutuons for that problem. Hope it evolves well.
@موسى_73 жыл бұрын
I hope they market a version for India and Iraq and other places using rickshaws such as tuktuks
@KalpeshPatel78 Жыл бұрын
Here in India too we've got tiny electric bikes in Mumbai, Bangalore. We have bikes that are used for delivery. And e-bikes that can take you from a bus-stop to your home if you stay a bit away from a bus-stop. These e-bikes have a good range depending on the weight you put on it (if its delivery) and you can leave it anywhere. An app with subscription service allows you to unlock any e-bike you find and when you walk away it locks itself. Not very fast, but quite nifty and helpful in delivery of small to medium boxes. Usually used by food delivery guys now-a-days.
@greghilton77973 жыл бұрын
Its always wonderful to see Helen.
@chrisbailey19663 жыл бұрын
I think the government needs to help with the classification of this type of 'vehicle'. At the moment they have to be 250 watt and 15 MPH which maybe okay on a very flat and local route. If they go beyond that it is Individual Vehicle Approval, registration plates, and driver licensing. I can't see a problem in allowing more power assist with a 20/25 MPH cut off to help them get up hills and around longer routes. The 15 MPH limit is on assistance anyway so a fit rider going down hill will be going faster anyway, good intentions unintended consequences making them less of a practical alternative.
@RoyPounsford3 жыл бұрын
Well done Helen.
@peterah79573 жыл бұрын
I would buy one of these as a replacement for my daily commute
@popeyegordon3 жыл бұрын
You need to carry 200 cubic feet of cargo when you commute?
@thumper17473 жыл бұрын
Adam looks like a man with a plan and good luck to him, vehicles like EAV will be ubiquitous I’m sure
@CargoBikeCowboy3 жыл бұрын
Excellent product. I hope your vehicle and others like it become the future for this planet. Our children need change if this society is going to survive.
@JB-xb3kw3 жыл бұрын
Great episode!!!! Loved it. Wish Adam & EAV every success.
@paolomarini_eu3 жыл бұрын
I like the presenter outfit: practical and effective/efficient.
@CaptainCreosoteRN3 жыл бұрын
I remain unconvinced. As a guesstimate 6 of those would replace a normal small delivery van and perhaps the capital cost be about the same (all guesswork) BUT 1 driver against 6 riders and the spreadsheet catches fire.
@Dinty513 жыл бұрын
*6 different riders. At 6 different locations. It's more flexible and would lead to more opportunities. Eg. Your 1 driver couldn't immediately accept a new job because he has 5 more deliveries to make. While with 6 drivers, it's almost guaranteed that 1 will be available and be close to the location requested.
@CaptainCreosoteRN3 жыл бұрын
@@Dinty51 I get your point fully but you would not out way the 6 to 1 wage cost. As an aside the 6 short route lengths would be far less efficient again increasing employment cost.
@ehombane3 жыл бұрын
I agree, my idea is that moving goods around is moving a lot of person too. With delivery, is somewhat optimized because you do not move anymore 100 kilos of person for few kilos of goods. But still, is a waste because is manual labor and a worker will cannot deliver too many parcels in a day. The solution is automated delivery. But not one on roads, because will contribute to traffic, and is too complex vehicles. Just suspended ways. Or by pipe. So we deliver water by pipe, and the system pays itself from delivering a cheap item. These suspended paths may be more complex, but the moved goods are more expensive and can return the investment faster. Suspended paths may be complicated and not so esthetic. The alternative cam be underground. We need anyway underground infrastructure through to mount what today we bury, like pipes and cables, and we dig them again and again. Yes, this is an big investment, but then we never dig the pavement again, no more sinkholes from undiscovered broken pipes, and a lot of traffic reduced. So at bottom is collector for occasional water, and access, and on walls the cables pipes and rails for delivery modules. Sure the automatic routing require some technology, but not as complex as for traffic.
@TIGERZY2K3 жыл бұрын
These pollution free EAV vehicles looks like a cross between a truck and a rickshaw.
@Stifford1233 жыл бұрын
nice idea. the throttle and indicators need swapping sides. indicators are always on the left handlebar and throttles on the right on every motorbike, scooter, quad, etc etc.. but keep up the good work!
@frankcoldwell44243 жыл бұрын
They need to be careful with adding any kind of throttle because with ebikes ( which basically this is ) it can only be pedal assist, otherwise it’s classed as a moped and needs road tax, insurance, mot, license etc.
@donaldpyper46273 жыл бұрын
@@frankcoldwell4424 you would think that would not be a problem for these commercial applications- the vans they replace need license, insurance etc anyway.
@frankcoldwell44243 жыл бұрын
@@donaldpyper4627 Yeah it looks as if they are trying to get around the laws.
@CraigDavies.3 жыл бұрын
@@frankcoldwell4424 6kph walk assist throttle is allowed on all pedelecs. The hire e scooters are making a mockery of pedelec throttle laws.
@frankcoldwell44243 жыл бұрын
@@CraigDavies. I agree with you, there should be some human input besides pushing a thumb throttle.
@millsyinnz Жыл бұрын
This is the sort of EV we need instead of SUV's and sedans.
@josephj65213 жыл бұрын
I can see myself commuting in one of these, especially on rainy days. Fantastic! I can carry my things at the back without getting wet too. They should encourage these and offer special parking spots at work buildings, shopping centres, railway/ferry terminals, etc. Bring these to Australia! 😉
@weetikissa3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they should definitely consider making a consumer version with a rear seat.
@belspace2 жыл бұрын
I fully share the spirit of this company!
@DougGrinbergs3 жыл бұрын
Wondering if they've consulted with someone like Sandy Munro to help with manufacturing design, parts, process analysis.
@kennethdakin56913 жыл бұрын
This is obviously the right way to go. I have been trying to get this government to look at a device I invented (& developed) to reduce "peak load" (electricity). They have not even bothered to contact me even though I have been trying for TWELVE MONTHS now. I have therefore joined the Reclaim party and hope Lawrence Fox might show some interest. The device has the potential to save the cost of one entire nuclear power station if properly encouraged. Perhaps Robert might like to see it ?
@rogerwilliams72343 жыл бұрын
Great episode - thanks :) - next a passenger version?
@weetikissa3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'd love a rickshaw version of this.
@alexhong82043 жыл бұрын
This is a great concept that really deserves to succeed. I completely agree that people do fear change and that the concept of future logistics should not follow the current mould of city logistics. We need to explore new ways to move things around, new ways for people to collaborate and for more people to understand that EV may no be the only option ... this mixture of human power and electrification is great.