Amazon passes one million electric cargo bike deliveries in Belgium

Amazon has completed its one millionth customer delivery in Belgium using electric cargo bikes.

The online retail giant launched its first electric cargo bike delivery network in central Brussels in 2022 and has since expanded the low-emission last-mile delivery service into Antwerp.

Operating from micromobility hubs in Brussels and its delivery station in Antwerp’s Blue Gate business park, the fleet delivers parcels in busy urban areas where Amazon says conventional delivery vans are less practical.

The retailer said it plans to open a further 25 micromobility hubs across Europe during 2026 as it works towards its target of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

Amazon added it intends to invest more than €1 billion in Belgium through 2027 and concentrate on initiatives focusing on local communities.

Alongside the delivery announcement, Amazon published findings from the first citizen science study carried out in Belgium’s Brabantse Wouden National Park, supported through a €1.2 million grant from the retailer’s Right Now Climate Fund.

Researchers from Ghent University worked with more than 65 citizen scientists during summer 2025 to collect environmental data across the park and surrounding urban areas. The project also saw cyclists gather more than 6,000 kilometres of microclimate data using bicycle-mounted sensors.

The research found that gardens with more than 50 per cent tree canopy cover were up to six degrees Celsius cooler during heatwaves than gardens without trees. Cyclists travelling along tree-lined routes also experienced temperatures up to six degrees lower than those riding through more heavily built-up areas.

The study also highlighted the biodiversity value of private gardens, with researchers recording an average of 37 plant species within every 50 square metres surveyed and identifying eight invertebrate species previously undocumented in Belgium.

“Through the Right Now Climate Fund, we are proud to support the National Park Brabantse Wouden and the citizen science program that made the research possible, showing how green spaces, from large forests to small urban gardens, make a measurable difference for biodiversity, climate adaptation, and public health,” said Eva Faict, country manager of Amazon Belgium and the Netherlands. “And with over one million deliveries now made by electric cargo bikes in Belgium, we’re proving that smaller electric vehicles work for customers, for delivery partners, and for avoiding emissions on our streets.”