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ICBF announces 2023 dates and co-location with Fully Charged LIVE Europe

PUBLISHED: 26TH JANUARY 2023 Long-established International Cargo Bike Festival finds new home Alongside Europe’s no.1 clean energy & electric vehicle show Organisers to take advantage…

From Kiel to Kyiv

By Yuliya Belinskaya, co-founder of CargoCult Back on the 11th November, a bike trailer capable of carrying up to 250kg of cargo arrived in Kyiv,…

Pedal Me to bring party to ICBF 2022

Anyone who has been to London recently can’t have failed to notice them. Pedal Me’s hot-pink-accented fleet of electric cargo bikes is piloted by highly-skilled,…

Ciclosfera teams up with ICBF as media partner

We are encantados to announce a new media partner for the International Cargo Bike Festival: Ciclosfera. Cilosfera is the largest Spanish-language urban cycling magazine in…

Melissa Bruntlett to host ICBF Conference 2022

We’re delighted to announce that international author and urban mobility advocate and advisor Melissa Bruntlett of Mobycon will host this year’s International Cargo Bike Festival…

World of eMobility and ICBF announce first exhibitors and speakers

The Start of a New Beginning On October 27, 2022, the doors will open of the 2nd edition of World of eMobility (WOE), which this…

New Skool Media proud media partner of World of eMobility

PRESS RELEASE  June 1st  2022 New Skool Media proud media partner of World of eMobility New Skool Media, one of the country’s largest multimedia publishers,…
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First speakers announced for ICBF Conference 2022

We are delighted to announce the first confirmed speakers at the ICBF Conference 2022. Jill Warren – European Cyclists’ Federation(ECF) Esther van Garderen – Fietsersbond…

ICBF announces October dates and partnership with World of eMobility

We’re delighted to announce that the 2022 Edition of the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) will take place between 27-29th October! We’re teaming up with…

The RAD15 Tornado35 cargo bike rim

– Advertorial content – And now for something completely different: introducing the RAD15 Tornado35 cargo bike rim. Now that the word ‘cargo’ has become involved…

ICBF to publish ICBF Magazine 2022

As many of you will know, we weren’t able to hold the International Cargo Bike Festival in 2020 and in 2021. However, we did publish…

New Motion Labs unveils revolutionary new chain drive for eCargo bikes

– Advertorial content – New Motion Labs (NML) – a mechanical engineering startup based in the UK and Germany, recently unveiled the Enduo Cargo+, the…

Why we’re showing our stripes during COP26

All eyes are on Glasgow this coming two weeks, as world leaders and a multitude of negotiators, climate scientists, campaigners, businesses, NGOs and protesters descend…

World of eMobility partners with ICBF

New B2B & B2C event World of eMobility have partnered with the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF). Their upcoming debut event, due to take place…

ICBF publish 2021 edition of magazine

We’re delighted to announce the release of The ICBF Magazine 2021. This year’s 40-page bumper edition includes a wide variety of articles giving perspectives on…

citkar launches in the Netherlands

German manufacturer citkar is now launching its four-wheeled e-cargo bikes in the country of bicycles – the Netherlands. By driving one of the different types…

Tomorrows Vehicles Today – call for micromobility emissions research for COP26 side-event

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow from 1 to 12…

ICBF Partners with Velo-city Conference Lisbon 2021

The International Cargo Bike Festival have teamed up with the Velo-city Conference in Lisbon this September, to take the cargo bike message to Lisbon! ICBF…

ICBF to publish Cargo Bike Magazine in 2021

Here at the International Cargo Bike Festival, we publish a magazine as part of the event each year – and despite the physical event not…
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Cargo Bike of the Year Award 2021

This year, the international award for commercial cargo bikes and trailers for 2021 docks at the 2nd German National Cycle Logistics Conference in Frankfurt at…

ICBF renews Media Partnership with Autonomy Digital

We at the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) are happy to announce our renewed media partnership with Autonomy. Join us at Autonomy Digital this May…

Zalando launches last mile cargo bike pilot scheme in four Dutch cities

Zalando, one of Europe’s leading online fashion and lifestyle retailers, has started a collaboration with Dutch delivery platform Fietskoeriers.nl. Cycle logistics operator Cycloon, which operates…

Paztir targets OEM market to professionalise the cargo bike

IoT solutions specialist Paztir, which produces technology for professional e-bikes, have set their sights on integration. Despite the COVID crisis, the scale-up had a busy…

City of Groningen to hold Cargobikathon

The Municipality of Groningen, together with their partners from the EU Interreg North Sea Region Project are organising a hackathon – or more accurately a…

Cargo Bike Expertise & Innovation Centre (CargoBEIC) to be set up in Arnhem

In response to the corona crisis and because of the national and international developments and needs within the world of cargo logistics, a plan has…

Logistics depot for e-cargo bikes opens in Prague

This month, November 2020, the city depot for parcel delivery via cargo e-bikes was launched under the name of Depot.Bike for a Pilot operation.  So…

Safe Use of Cargo Bikes in Urban Logistics

Manufacturers of electric cargo and delivery bicycles are taking the lead in developing a framework of standards Delft, November 12, 2020 We see them with…

ICBF and Autonomy partner up to bring cargo bikes to digital mobility event

To exhibit at Autonomy Digital, contact us >>> We at the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) are delighted to announce today a new partnership with…

French Manufacturers of Cargo Bikes, Cargo Trikes, and Trailers

AppliColis, founded in 2017, is a French collectif for ecological city logistics. In their blog they published lists of French manufacturers of cargo bikes, cargo…

The Contribution of Cargo Bikes on Limiting the Temperature Rise

Photo and presentation: Prof. dr. Heleen de Coninck Article: Rachel Looijenga, trainee at Lentekracht On June 24th at the International Cargo Bike Festival Meetup, Prof.…

ICBF Founder Jos Sluijsmans takes part in The Cargo Bike Talks – The Decade of the Cargo Bike

In the first in a series of Cargo Bike Talks, Jos Sluijsmans – Director of the International Cargo Bike Festival – talked about the future…

Velorian launches Kickstarter for e-bike blinker set

German bike accessory design startup Velorian has launched a Kickstarter for their new product: the e-bike blinker set. Described as a “clever combination of mini…

Dutch Manufacturers of Cargo Bikes

In 2017 we made a list of Dutch cargo bike manufacturers on the “BakfietsTreffen blogspot”. This particular blogspot is not operational anymore and not updated.…

European Cargo Bike Industry Survey: Market Size and Coronavirus Impact

To highlight and promote the relevance of cargo bikes in the current difficult economic situation, the European CityChangerCargoBike project (CCCB) invites you to participate in…

ICBF Magazine 2020

We are delighted to present the new ICBF Magazine 2020. You can read the online version H E R E Many thanks to Avancé Communicatie,…

Cargo Cycling, a new Dutch cargo bike brand, launches today!

We’re delighted to unveil a brand new Dutch cargo bike brand today: Cargo Cycling. With the experience of the team from Nijland Cycling behind them,…

International Cargo Bike Meetup

>>> Click here for the livestream >>> On March 16th we informed you, the cargo bike community, that we had to postpone the ICBF2020, which…

MOTHERLOAD available at Vimeo on Demand

MOTHERLOAD, the award-winning documentary about bicycling as a source of freedom and connection in a gas-powered, digital and divided world, is available to stream now!…
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Support your local economy

In these strange times it is more important than ever to support your local shops. Luckily, many of them are making this easy by setting…

ICBF2020 postponed due to COVID-19 / Coronavirus

We regret to inform you that due to the unfolding COVID-19 / Coronavirus situation, we have decided to postpone the International Cargo Bike Festival 2020.…

BonoBono Bonbons at the ICBF2020

In cooperation with BonoBono Bonbons we will have some very special chocolates at the International Cargo Bike Festival in Nijmegen. BonoBono Bonbons is a small,…

ICBF2020 and COVID-19

This news article has been superseded by more recent information. Please see the latest news story on ICBF and COVID19 / Coronavirus here. Because of…

Scan your city for velotaxi opportunities with Lentekracht

In their quest to keep their ever-busier cities accessible to all, more and more municipalities are looking for smart and sustainable transportation options. Logistics by…

DOCKR to sponsor ICBF2020

We are delighted and proud to announce that DOCKR will be one of the sponsors of the 9th International Cargo Bike Festival. We are especially…

Registration opens for International Cargo Bike Conference

We are proud to announce that registration is now open for the International Cargo Bike Conference 2020! Professionals from business, the public-sector and from non-profits…

AsasarA: from Greenland to Nijmegen

In 2016 we heard about Mikkel Bentsen, who wanted to build a cargo bike fit for Greenland. We published an article about AsasarA at RIPPL…

Cargo Bike Of The Year Award 2020

After a successful launch in 2019, the competition for cargo bikes will enter the next round this April at the International Cargo Bike Festival in…

Velotaxi operators to meet at ICBF2020

Sunday, April 26th, several Dutch Velotaxi / Bikecab companies will have an informal meeting at the International Cargo Bike Festival 2020 in Nijmegen. The companies…

Looking back at ICBF 2019

In 2019 the ICBF was celebrated in Groningen, the “World’s Number One Cycling City” or as Mikael Colville-Andersen once named it, “the G-spot of Bicycle…

Expo Registration opens for #ICBF2020

Back to our roots… The International Cargo Bike Festival is where the cargo bike community comes together. For 2020, the festival is heading back to…

Gleam partners with Technologies Added to build Cargo eBikes in Smart Factory

Mario Eibl, Gleam founder: “Technologies Added feels like your own factory, but is organised as a shared facility.” Gleam is an Austrian company that has…

Cycle logistics: Not a panacea, but an important piece of the puzzle with potential

Written by Johannes Reichel of Fachmagasin LOGISTRA At the 1st German National Cycle Logistics Conference, actors from logistics, municipalities and manufacturers will discuss the chicken…

ICBF 2020, 24-26 April in Nijmegen

#ICBF2020   Dear Cargo Bikers, We’re delighted to announce that for 2020, the International Cargo Bike Festival is heading back to where it all began;…

ICBF Magazine 2019

As a participant or a visitor at the International Cargo Bike Festival 2019 in Groningen you will probably already have your copy of the ICBF…

International Cargo Bike of the Year 2019

After an intensive test procedure by an international jury of cargo bike experts, the “International Cargo Bike of the Year” awards have been presented at…

Battery Fact – Reliable Battery Systems

From the start of the International Cargo Bike Festival in 2012 Battery Fact has always been an enthusiastic and reliable supporter of the ICBF and…

PAZTIR to release Electric Parking Brake at ICBF

ICBF veterans PAZTIR have always been about making cycle logistics faster and easier. At this year’s International Cargo Bike Festival they will officially launch their…

Social Enterprise Lentekracht partners with ICBF

At Dutch social enterprise Lentekracht, they strive to make sustainability work! They do so by providing support and guidance to organisations in designing and realising…

Mobycon’s new approach for cargo bikes in public space

Cargo bikes for green city logistics. It’s not just a dream but becoming more and more a reality in many cities. However, to fully utilize…

United Cargo Bike Nations

Exhibitors and participants of the International Cargo Bike Festival come from many different countries; not only from European countries, but actually from all over the…

Teamtrans and Fietskoeriers.nl link Logistics Networks

The Netherlands/Zwolle – Regional and city distribution network Teamtrans and last-mile specialists Fietskoeriers.nl have linked their logistics networks. Teamtrans will now hand over shipments suitable…

The Cargo Bike Song

In 2014 Ron Vervuurt wrote the text of The Cargo Bike Song and sang the song at the Cargo Bike Festival 2014. (Full text at…

RIPPL #51: Stadswerkplaats – Groningen’s brilliantly unassuming cargo trike hire service

“In Groningen there has been an unfussy, straightforward way to get hold of a cargo trike for the day for over 30 years; long before…

RIPPL #050: Groningen – Trouble in Paradise

In the run up to the International Cargo Bike Festival, which takes place in the city of Groningen this coming June, 14-16, RIPPL is taking…

Car Go Bike Boom

Book Launch at the ICBF2018 @ VELOBerlin By Juergen Ghebrezgiabiher & Eric Poscher-Mika There’s never been a better moment to write about those ‘beast of…

Short history of the cargo bike

It has become a normal sight in the Netherlands: Thousands of so-called ‘bakfiets’ mothers and fathers kick the ‘bakfiets’ generation to school and the groceries…

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