Islington Council has taken delivery of six new e-bikes as part of ongoing efforts to create a greener fleet.
The CityGO C7 HMS bikes, made by Gazelle, are being used by Islington’s Street Environment Services supervisors to help monitor and tackle waste and cleaning issues in the borough.
Able to provide electric assistance up to 20mph, the bikes offer a 120-mile maximum range, ensuring that the supervisors can travel around the borough during their shifts without needing to re-charge them.
The arrival of the e-bikes and the ongoing efforts to make Islington’s fleet greener are part of the council’s objective of achieving a net zero carbon borough by the year 2030.
Cllr Rowena Champion, Islington Council’s executive member for environment and transport, said: “The arrival of these e-bikes ensures that the borough’s Street Environment Services supervisors can travel around Islington and carry out their important work in a green, environmentally-friendly way.
“Air pollution is a major health emergency which affects each and every one of us, and the arrival of the e-bikes is another step towards creating a greener future for local people with cleaner air to breathe.”
Since declaring a climate emergency last year, the council has taken steps to improve air quality in the borough, implementing people-friendly streets, accelerating its School Streets programme, and joining a London-wide campaign encouraging businesses to tackle the pollution caused by idling engines.
