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Pedal Me is an e-cargo bike logistics company in London. The company was founded in 2017 by Benjamin Knowles, a transport planner, Rob Sargent, an astrophysicist and technologist, and Chris Dixon, a National Standards Instructor for Cycling.[1][2][3][4][5]
The company normally operates within 9 miles of Central London,[6] using bikes built by Urban Arrow in the Netherlands which can carry two adult passengers.[3] The company also offers cargo deliveries, which have significantly outstripped the number of journeys carrying passengers.[7] In a trial run by TfL, the company's riders dropped off construction materials from Wood Green to Whitechapel faster than a van. The contractor plans to continue receiving deliveries by bike.[8] In May 2019, the charity Sustrans decided to use Pedal Me to move all of their office equipment 2.7 miles across London.[9]
The company employs 45 people.[10] As of November 2019, it has 42 bikes in its fleet.[11]
In February 2024, Pedalme entered administration wiping out all of its shareholders citing unpaid tax bills. The company was bought out of administration by unnamed existing shareholders. [12]
During the lockdown in April and May 2020, Pedal Me partnered with
In December 2020, Pedal Me said that they were opening a 6,500sq ft warehouse in Zone 1 to support their freight operations.[14] In February 2021, Pedal Me offered free rides to Londoners going to and from their Covid vaccinations.[15]
References
- ^ "Pedal Me hit £150,000 Crowdcube investment target - on day of launch party for crowdfunding drive". Road.cc. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Crowdcube: Pedal Me". Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Smile-inducing Cargobike Taxi Service Crowdfunds To Capitalize On Growth". Forbes. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Meet the man who's taking on Uber – with his pushbike". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Can bike taxis really compete with Uber? Pedal power vs petrol for the morning commute".
- ^ "Our Service". Pedal Me. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Introducing Pedal Me: The startup going wheel-to-wheel with Uber". UK Tech News. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Bikes are starting to replace delivery vans in London". My London. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "53-Person Charity Moves London Offices By Cargobike". Forbes. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Bicycle taxi company Pedal Me to offer free transport to polling stations". Cyclist. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Sutton, Mark (27 November 2019). "Cargo bike logistics firm PedalMe crowdfunds (again) to meet rapid expansion".
- ^ "London cargo bike delivery company Pedal Me enters administration, but future secured". 5 February 2024.
- ^ Collignon, Nicolas (8 September 2020). "Pedal Me x Lambeth Council during the Covid-19 lockdown: The logistics of delivering 10,000 care packages using e-cargo bikes".
- ^ "Pedal Power - Mobility Moments with Pedal Me CEO Ben Knowles". 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Lime, Pedal Me partner to give Londoners free rides for vaccine appointments". 5 February 2021.