URB-E

06/03/2022

Another batch of patents issued this week! URB-E can carry more than twice the cargo of most of e-cargo systems. It's the secret to achieving the efficiency to replace a truck, but takes a lot of invention as well.

06/01/2022

ICYMI. Bloomberg explains why URB-E dropped everything to pursue e-cargo. Part of our continued mission to bring low-carbon, low-congestion delivery to every neighborhood in the world.

URB-E is betting that a lot of city trucks can be swapped with its less energy-intensive e-bikes that can haul 800 pounds.

05/30/2022

Today the also explains how URB-E e-cargo will solve traffic problems caused by delivery trucks and vans clogging up our neighborhoods.

Los Angeles-based URB-E aims to solve urban congestion and the emissions that come with it by swapping out delivery trucks with cargo e-bikes.

05/28/2022

Why did URB-E drop everything to pursue e-cargo? Bloomberg tells the whole story today! Our continued mission to bring low-carbon, low-congestion delivery to every neighborhood in the world.

https://bloom.bg/3MaNwRr

URB-E is betting that a lot of city trucks can be swapped with its less energy-intensive e-bikes that can haul 800 pounds.

05/03/2022

We're honored to be among those selected for 's World Changing Ideas in 2022. Freeing our streets of trucks and vans with small, clean, electric vehicles.

04/28/2022

We've moved into a new neighborhood. Where should we go next?

04/26/2022

Another week, another new neighborhood for URB-E! Where is it?

03/25/2022

As we build the greener cities of tomorrow, that means providing locally-grown produce smarter delivery vehicles. Today, we're kicking off our partnership with to make easier than ever in NYC. has more:

URB-E, a compact container delivery network that’s replacing trucks with small electric vehicles, announced its partnership with indoor farming leader Square Roots to enable fast, local delivery of its responsibly grown greens. The fleet is utilized to deliver fresh produce at Square Roots’ indo...

02/02/2022

Oh look, covered our launch in LA!

E-bikes will leave hubs around the city carrying packages—and skipping getting stuck in traffic.

12/30/2021

Read more about our Los Angeles launch in MarketWatch covered by Jon Swartz. Link in Bio.

12/29/2021

Read more about our Los Angeles launch in MarketWatch by Jon Swartz :

“Instead of using big trucks that clog up the streets, you roll out neighborhood by neighborhood with small, electric vehicles that are quieter and do not take up much space,” URB-E Chief Executive Charles Jolley told MarketWatch.

Indeed, every 3,000 packages delivered through URB-E can take 10 large delivery trucks off the road, leading to a carbon-dioxide savings of 79 metric tons per year, the company said.

URB-E expects to deliver 5,000 packages per month, mostly e-commerce orders, to residential addresses in Long Beach before it expands to other Southern California cities."

The eight-year-old company, based in Pasadena, Calif., makes electric bikes that can be hitched to small trailers that carry foldable storage containers with...