It can no longer be contested that pollution and congestion caused by migration, traffic, insufficient road infrastructures, and the boom in e-commerce are urgent problems that continue to harm the health and welfare of people living in urban areas around the world. This is further exacerbated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic which brings an exponential rise in home and business deliveries with even same-day delivery options. Inevitably, there came a hard push towards clean, alternative modes of transportation e.g. expansion of bike lanes in many cities during the pandemic, and the designation of city areas as car-free. In addition, with the exigency of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal, the U.S. Green New Deal and other similar initiatives, clean, sustainable, innovative mobility solutions for our cities must be implemented by communities, businesses, and governments if we are to curb climate change and meet our CO2 reduction goals by 2030.
The overall objective of introducing the ONO Pedal Assisted Transporter (ONO PAT) is to transform urban logistics and mobility with an emission-free e-cargo bike that can used with existing and new transportation infrastructures for the clean, sustainable, and integrated movement of goods (and, eventually, also people) in our cities. The ONO PAT uses the automobile production framework to ensure standards of safety, durability, and reliability, and was developed with feedback from logistics operators and stakeholders that complained of polluting vehicles, congestion, lack of alternative routes and high driver turnover. Thus, the ONO PAT has the flexibility of a bicycle with the cargo capacity of a small van, does not require a driver’s license to operate, is ergonomically designed, and provides logistics operators the option to use bike lanes and alternative routes, have a minimal physical footprint, and make deliveries right to one’s doorstep. Efficiency, speed, and safety equates to lesser costs in the long term. With an interchangeable battery system, the ONO PAT can go up to 60 km with 2 batteries and has a payload of up to 200 kg with over 2m³ of volume capacity. It offers weather protection, has a cabin floor and a modular platform with an easy snap-and-go container-module system that opens it to a variety of sectors, including courier, express and package (CEP), food, micro-mobility, and utility/waste management services to name a few. For safety and anti-theft, the ONO PAT utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to access the vehicle and container-module, and sensors when reversing and driving. Please refer to the attached product brochure for the complete product specifications and visuals.
ONOMOTION GmbH goes beyond offering a game-changing product with its Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) business model. With an affordable subscription free, customers benefit from regular maintenance services, competent customer support, theft and damage insurance, and a mobility guarantee within 2 business days. This strengthens the successful and sustainable integration and use of the ONO PATS.
The ONO PAT is not only a mobility solution that helps create healthier communities, but it also makes economic and environmental sense for logistics operators, small businesses and city governments that seek innovative, integrated mobility solutions that have positive impact in the long run.
