Best Case: Mubea eCargobike in Use at Kartoffelkombinat

Founder and Board Member Daniel Überall and driver Max opened their doors for the project – and our team was on site to capture the real-world use case in a dedicated video.

Sustainable Logistics Meets Community-Supported Agriculture

Kartoffelkombinat is not only a regionally rooted farming operation, but also a cooperative model that redefines community-supported agriculture. With more than 3,000 members, the cooperative stands for local value creation, ecological farming and short delivery routes. Each week, produce shares are distributed throughout the city – an ideal use case for low-emission and flexible transport solutions.

The cooperative runs its own logistics team with fixed delivery routes. Traditionally, deliveries are made using electric vans. However, especially in the inner city, traffic congestion, limited parking and narrow access points regularly pose challenges.
This is precisely where the Cargo PACK demonstrates its strengths: reduced waiting times, greater flexibility and easier access to pick-up locations, even in densely populated urban environments.

Three-Week Practical Test: The Cargo PACK in Daily Use

Within the "flottes Gewerbe" project, Kartoffelkombinat had the opportunity to test the Cargo PACK over a period of three weeks under real-life conditions. The goal: to assess how a four-wheeled cargo bike performs in everyday operations.

Test conditions included:

• Delivery of produce shares to various pick-up locations
• Riding in dense urban traffic
• Frequent loading and unloading
• Use of bike lanes and side streets
• Stop-and-go movements between short warehouse-to-warehouse sections

Feedback from Kartoffelkombinat is clear: the Cargo PACK proved to be highly practical, particularly in inner-city environments.

Key advantages highlighted:

• Agility despite high payloads
• Time savings thanks to bike-lane use
• Significantly reduced parking search time
• Easy manoeuvring thanks to the reverse gear
• Robust design for repeated, heavy-duty trips
• High acceptance among members and pick-up points

To unlock its full potential, the cooperative notes the need for improved framework conditions, such as increased payload capacities and reliable urban infrastructure, including logistics hubs and secure overnight parking.

On-Site Production: A Day with Kartoffelkombinat

Our team spent a full day on site to document the Cargo PACK in real-world operation. Filming included:

• morning loading processes
• route planning
• deliveries to pick-up points
• impressions from urban traffic
• driver feedback
• discussions on logistics, sustainability and growth

The resulting video illustrates how modern micromobility can be integrated into a cooperative, ecological farming operation – and what potential electric cargo bikes offer for urban supply chains.

Part of the "flottes Gewerbe" Project

"flottes Gewerbe" is an initiative by cargobike.jetzt supporting businesses in testing climate-friendly logistics solutions in real-world conditions. Kartoffelkombinat is one of more than 100 participating enterprises across Germany.
Insights from these tests feed into academic evaluations and help municipalities, businesses and logistics providers shape sustainable mobility concepts.

For Mubea U-Mobility, the project provides valuable insights into real-world use cases – ranging from crafts and retail to agricultural and food cooperatives.

Conclusion: A Best Case from Munich

The Munich trial clearly demonstrates that electric cargo bikes in urban food and delivery logistics are far more than a symbol of sustainability. At Kartoffelkombinat, the Cargo PACK became a productive, highly efficient work tool: agile, flexible and reliable.
Best cases like this highlight how urban mobility can be reimagined – emission-free, practical and tailored to the needs of diverse industries.