An electric delivery van uses roughly 30 kWh to cover 100km of city route. A four-wheel cargo bike covers the same distance on 3 kWh — a 90% reduction. This blog explains why that gap exists, what it means for a fleet’s annual energy budget, and why the per-kilometre figure is actually the wrong unit for a delivery business. It covers the mass argument behind the efficiency gap, the charging infrastructure cost that never appears in standard comparisons, and the honest cases where the van still wins. Includes a full annual cost calculation, the two-wheel versus four-wheel efficiency comparison per cubic metre of cargo carried, and a plain-English FAQ for fleet buyers running the numbers on their own routes.


