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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office has funded hundreds of projects across the country that advance affordable, domestic transportation fuels and technologies.

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Project Initiative/Award Awardee Status Date
Decarbonizing App-Based Deliveries in San Francisco 2022 Projects for the Electrification of America's Transportation Sector City and County of San Francisco In progress Sep 2023

States impacted:

  • California

Decarbonizing App-Based Deliveries in San Francisco

This project aims to quantify and demonstrate the benefits of using electric bicycles (e-bikes) for application- (app) based deliveries, by identifying the economic and non-economic advantages of using e-bikes to make deliveries of food and consumer goods. The project will collect and use extensive data to quantify improvements in operational efficiency, increases worker safety, increases worker earnings, reduces demand on the curb, reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and vehicle congestion, while creating workforce development opportunities. The also plan s to develop an online resource for users to quickly determine if e-bikes are appropriate for their needs. This project will decarbonize transportation emissions by informing effective and comprehensive clean mobility policies, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and establish a clear business case for app-based delivery companies and its workers to increase the use of e-bikes instead of driving.

Learn more about the 2022 Projects for the Electrification of America's Transportation Sector.

$606,000 award from DOE

$606,000 matching funds (cost share)

Partners

  • San Francisco Clean Cities Coalition