Electric cargo
Buy an electric cargo bike in Amsterdam
Only the electric cargo bike. Battery and school run. Not a cargo bike without a motor.
Message about this e-cargoWhy electric in Amsterdam
Electric makes the cargo bike usable in Amsterdam: bridges, west wind, two children, a crate of nappies. Urban Arrow is the measure here. Babboe with Bosch or Bafang, Riese & Müller Load if the budget is wider, CargoBike if you want a closed box. Without a motor it is another animal — that page sits apart.
Battery: original or ‘thrown in’
Battery: original, cycles, whether it stays in the cradle in the rain. A loose suitcase battery ‘thrown in’ is not an Urban Arrow story. We open battery locks for a living; we know when a cylinder is already dying.
A motor that still pulls at eight
Motor and display: error codes, play, whether assist still reaches every mode. A cargo bike that only pulls in eco is not a bargain for the eight o’clock school run.
Children sit in front of you
Box, belts, floor, rain cover. Children sit in front of you: if something lets go, you see it. We click every belt and look at the welds.
ART 3 or 4
Lock and insurance are stricter on an e-cargo bike. ART 3 or 4 is not a luxury. Chain or U-lock through the frame, battery locked. Open on the street is theft on wheels.
Number of kids and budget
WhatsApp: electric cargo, Urban Arrow or other, number of kids, budget. Battery health and what is wrong come before you come to look.
Brands we look for, among others
- Urban Arrow
- Babboe
- CargoBike
- Riese & Müller