UPS has started delivering packages in Portland using electrically-assisted tricycles. Its eBike has battery-powered motors that can handle substantial loads and navigate hills. The eBike can also be operated mainly on pedal power.
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For now, UPS is evaluating the reliability, design, and feasibility of this approach. Depending on the success of the program, more eBikes may be deployed in 2017.
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