Electric bikes are the most energy efficient electric vehicle on the planet, capable of travelling up to 40 times further per kilowatt hour than a typical electric car. That's means with 1kWh an electric bike can travel the equivalent distance from London to Nottingham.

🌡️ It's over for black painted vehicles. Why we need to design vehicles for hotter cities and prevent exacerbating urban heat islands. www.toyotaconnected.eu/design/insig...

All trips in London up to 30 minutes are more than twice as a fast as on a bike than motor vehicle and goes some way to explain the growth in micromobility across London. On a regular bike - it’s possible to travel 10km in 30 minutes. Whilst 10km isn’t far, 74% of all car trips are less than 10km.

1/ There's nothing out of the ordinary about the weekly shop....

Over the course of a year, 1 SQM of solar panels can generate enough energy to power an E-Bike for 45,000+ miles (73,000+ km).

Where are the shared cargo bikes in London when you need them? Would save me 20mins right now and a lot of heavy bag carrying 🏋🏾‍♀️

Glorious day for a quick lunchtime haul - transporting a baby and 120 litres of bark mulch back from Croxted Road Garden Centre (3.6 miles round trip - equivalent to 54% of all car trips). 🚤 Faster than a car. 💸 Cheaper than a car. 🌍 Better than a car.

Turns out it is possible to transport an old bench to the recycling centre without a car. Also faster and less messy 💪🏼

Celebrating 🌍 Earth Week 2025 🌍 with 2024 being my 2nd lowest annual mobility carbon emissions since 2002 (a student!), ending up at ~272kg CO2e. ⭐ Use micromobility for as many trips as you can (bikes, E-Bikes, E-Cargo bikes) ⭐ Use electric cars ⭐ Reduce flying ⭐ Eliminate 1 occupant car journeys

Exeter Services now has 68 high speed chargers 🤯 Should help a lot of people decarbonise their holidays to this neck of the woods 💪🏾

The 21st century version of burning books .... - Trump orders US Dept of Agriculture to take down websites referencing climate crisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In 2019 I conducted some research in Hackney and Southwark asking residents what they'd most like to transport on cargo bikes. After children (72% of participants) and shopping (25%) - it was pets (4%). Here is a dog in a cargo bike wearing a Christmas jumper (Jan `25)

How many Lime bikes can you fit in 1.5 car parking spaces? At least 28.

Great to see articles like this from @autocarofficial.bsky.social on why electric car manufacturers need to *obsess* over energy efficiency metrics. Ultimately this means shifting away from autobesity and inefficient SUV form-factors 👏🏾 www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ele...

I would be very grateful for any photos people have of the comedy (i.e. not ideal) ways they are currently having to store electric cargo bikes (or E-Bikes) in London. This will help with a pitch to councils! 🙇🏽‍♂️

1/ First ever drive in an L6e vehicle today - the Citroen Ami. Been wanting a test drive for a couple of years as this class of vehicle can be used for at least 25% of Europe's current car trips.

UK Electricity carbon intensity was 124g CO2e / kWh in 2024 🤯 A typical E-Bike ridden in UK last year was emitting 0.74g CO2 / km (grid-to-wheel) which is around *400 times* less than the avg UK motor vehicle fleet (tank-to-wheel).

Was wondering why a car park I used to go to is now getting terrible reviews. Turns out people are really struggling to drive massive SUVs in multi-storey car parks which were not designed for such obese vehicles. Not the car parks fault - it's the manufacturers. maps.app.goo.gl/WovHe6BKbbNA...

1/ Going to the supermarket on my own to do some shopping. Which vehicle did I take? A: 34kg Electric Cargo Bike B: 2,000kg Electric Car

One of the reasons an E-Cargo bike replaced 95% of my car trips in London (apart from being 30% faster and 90X cheaper). Parking is glorious. 🅿️👌🏾

If only there were some ultra-low carbon mobility modes which are cheaper to run, faster and more convenient than fossil-fuel burners. #bbcqt

Enjoying Autumn 🍂 whilst transporting 2 Classical Guitars and 2 Homosapiens.

Sorry to people who need Disabled bays. The owner of this enormous Lamborghini Urus Performante on Bellenden Road seems to think that you don't matter 🤦🏾‍♂️

1/ Having failed in my weekend attempt to get @oasis tickets, here's a little story on how I designed a fairer, more accessible way to handle huge, massively oversubscribed tours @songkick...

Struggling to fit your 5 metre SUV into tight spaces on the high street? Circling around looking for parking for 15 minutes? Presenting....Electric Cargo Bikes. Delivering 10X economic benefits per square metre 🙇🏾

1/ Seeing a lot of ads these days which suggest that [some humongous SUV] is "designed for the city". This is an oxymoron.

1/ A motor vehicle has destroyed the pedestrian protection railings 25 metres from a 450 pupil Primary School in East Dulwich. This is a 20mph zone. 🤔 cc: @DulwichRoads @_MaggieBrowning @RM_Leeming

Needed some toothbrush heads ASAP 🪥🦷 Supermarket 1.5 miles away. It's raining 😱 Could use a 2,000 kg car for this job. But that would be chuffing ridiculous.

Investing in some good waterproofs means we can still haul 2 humans and 2 guitars 10 miles up a mountain in all weathers. Bonus: Also seem to a get lot more friendly waves and smiles than usual 😊👋🏾

Not only was today's Restore Nature March an absolute banger, but it also had the fantastic side effect of making central London a wonderful place for people this afternoon. Thanks for catalysing @ChrisGPackham 👏🏾👏🏾 🌍

Two humans. 2 guitars. 1 ukulele. 11 miles and 4 stop-offs in South London. Only made possible by an E-Cargo bike.

Colin Chapman, founder of @lotuscars said "Weight is the enemy". I wonder what he'd make of the Lotus Eletre - a 2,640kg SUV which has a top speed of 165mph and 0 to 62mph in 2.95 seconds. Sadly those are vanity metrics of a bygone-era and not of a progressive mobility future.

📢 Average vehicle road speed in Greater London is 7.6mph today, due to congestion 🐌 Bikes, E-Bikes, E-Scooters, E-Cargo bikes will be 84% faster.

There was a time, before autobesity when some cars were not too much longer than a @BromptonBicycle and could still fit 4 humans inside. I say bring those days back! ❤️

1/ As a visitor in London, one of the greatest things you could do is take an early morning ride on a sunny ☀️ Sunday (ideally ~20°C) and see SO MUCH. Absolutely glorious!

A trip to @sainsburys took the Tern GSD to the 4,000 mile mark today 📈 I then realised that it will take the average Brit 70 years to reach such a milestone based on current levels of [in] activity 😂

1/ Now 24 consecutive trips without using a car once! ♻️ 🚲 @VeoliaUK @lb_southwark Took my air pollution monitor this time though and oh boy...

1/ Smelt an idling diesel ice-cream van pumping out poison ☠️ outside the main entrance to a busy London park this week 🤮 These really shouldn't be anywhere near children especially when there are much cleaner vehicles available like these ePower ones from @WhitbyMorrison ⚡️🔋

1/ Well done London for choosing a Mayor who believes in clean air, decarbonising the city and is a thought leader and influencer globally as chair of @c40cities. This will have positive ramifications in cities across Earth 🌍 particularly in standing ground on green policies.

I think I'll probably vote for a Mayor who: ⭐️ Believes in clean air and the health of 9 million people. ⭐️ Understands that sustainable mobility is often the best choice in London 🚌 🚇 🚉 🚶🏾‍♀️🧑🏽‍🦽🚲

Just another day of simples @ElecHighway charging while I grab a ☕ and a 🚽🚻. At this precise moment renewables are generating 71% of demand and carbon intensity is 28g CO2e / km ♻️⚡

Big haul today - now 4 years since I last used a car to visit Southwark Recycling Centre. Across 23 trips: 🕓 4 hours time saved 💸 £24 saved 🌍 51kg CO2e avoided @VeoliaUK @lb_southwark

Interesting looking bike in the @sainsburys bike parking today. Is this legal? 🤷🏾‍♂️

1/ In 2024, I am trying to decarbonise all my mid-to-long distance trips. Tested out Gridserve today and was a seamless as these 3 steps suggest @ElecHighway No account required, just tap and go. Bonus: Carbon intensity was very low at time of charging (35g/kWh)

UK had a low carbon intensity day today hitting as low as 25g/kWh at 1pm and renewables generating ~74% of electric mix! 🤯 Good time to be charging all modes of EVs to capture those low carbon kWhs⚡

Big shout out to @CycleConfident and @lb_southwark for 8 hours FREE group cycling training this week 🙌🏾 My 10yo loved it and is looking forward to putting it all into practice right-away. Would strongly recommend. https://cycleconfident.com/ 🚴🏾‍♂️ 💥

Walking has been de-prioritised 🚷

First on-street charge using @char_gy 🔋⚡ Very seamless experience and simple UI 👏🏾 More of these please @lb_southwark

1/ Despite this headline in @Telegraph, most people are never/rarely going to be "caught short in their EV' Here's why 🧵

1/ March 2024: 📣 "Please note, all children must stay by a parent or guardian's side when walking through the car park and not be running off ahead. It is a very busy car park and is very dangerous as drivers may not be able to see children." @Cindysswimschoo