Amazon launches electric cargo bike fleet in Culver City to ease traffic

Amazon has deployed a fleet of more than 25 electric cargo bicycles in Culver City, commencing deliveries on Wednesday. Each bike can move about 240 packages during a shift, requiring only one refill stop, and operates at speeds up to 12 mph. Equipped with rear-facing cameras, regenerative braking and automatic parking brakes, the compact vehicles can travel in bike lanes, reducing reliance on larger delivery trucks.

Samantha Ciccone-Strumph, senior manager of strategic programs, said the bikes lower congestion, noise and emissions, and allow partners to hire riders without driver’s licenses. Delivery personnel undergo extensive training, including an in-person road course and two weeks on condensed routes. The initiative builds on similar deployments in more than 50 European cities and precedes a planned rollout in Burbank, aligning with Amazon’s Climate Pledge to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040.