Those in New York City will be seeing even more Tern cargo bikes on city streets after the urban mobility specialists announced a partnership with Dutch-X delivery service to deliver goods to retail customers. The future of clean and green delivery in urban centres will be on display in NYC for all to see and follow suit.

Dutch-X makes more than 3 million deliveries in the city and the company just acquired a fleet of Tern electric cargo bikes to add to their existing fleet of Carla Cargo trailers, which can carry up to 150 kg.

The modular solution with Tern and Carla Cargo enables the bikes to carry plenty of bulky cargo such as the extra-large grocery containers of their main client, Whole Foods—but is still easy to maneuver in inner-city traffic.

“A lot of our customers are asking for logistics solutions that are cleaner, greener, and more sustainable,” said Dutch-X co-founder Marcus Hoed. “For example, about 40% of RFP requirements were related to sustainability. We are really happy to see our customer’s priorities shifting in this direction.”

And New York City is doing its part to facilitate this solution, which gets carbon-spewing delivery vans off the road. Delivery cargo bikes and trailers have received special permission from New York City to park in commercial loading zones. This reduces the number of delivery vans double-parking and clogging the city’s narrow streets.