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West of England Cargo bikes: road.cc over-eggs the cake?

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Subject: West of England Cargo bikes: road.cc over-eggs the cake?
Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 14:43:58 +0000
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by: Spike - Thu, 12 May 2022 14:43 UTC

In a recent road.cc article[1] concerning West of England Combined
Authority e-cargo bikes, it claimed the change would result in
"...saving an estimated 10 tonnes of carbon emissions per year".

Note that this figure is not mentioned on the 'West of England' web site:

<https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/metro-mayor-launches-new-e-cargo-bike-scheme/>

[1]
<https://ebiketips.road.cc/content/news/hospitals-and-universities-in-bristol-and-bath-to-trial-e-cargo-bike-deliveries-3765>

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