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Cyclo-logistics: VUF Bikes and Sofrigam Group launch a temperature-controlled electric scooter
FroidNews – 30/11/2023
100% carbon-free and made in France, the new cargo bike, developed by VUF Bikes and Sofrigam Group, is dedicated to professionals in the pharmaceutical and catering sectors.
Prix de l'économie Néo-Aquitains 2023: the range of Gironde businesses, between concerns and industrial bets
SudOuest – 28/11/2023
VUF Bikes, the electric e-trike specialist for professionals
SudOuest – 15/10/2023
A major player in the ecological transition. VUF Bikes, based in Mérignac, France, manufactures electric e-trikes for urban professionals.
VUF Bikes at parcel & post in amsterdam!
Parcel & Post – 12/10/2023
VUF Bikes sera présent au salon Parcel & Post 2023 ! Avec plus de 220 exposants internationaux, l’édition 2023 s’annonce comme la plus grande et la meilleure jamais organisé.
How VUF Bikes cargo bikes conquered the streets of Bordeaux
France 3 – 11/10/2023
As a specialist in last-mile delivery, how have VUF Bikes' cargo bikes won over urban professionals?
Pragma and vuf bikes launch hydrogen-powered e-trike
PresseLib – 8/06/2023
The company from Biarritz developed this equipment with VUF Bikes from Bordeaux. It's a world first, and won an award at the 4th Hydrogénies competition.
The VUF H2, the first hydrogen-powered e-trike, takes the prize
Supply Chain Magazine – 26/05/2023
Their collaboration made it possible to develop the VUF H2, the world's first hydrogen-powered e-trike. Available with two chassis models designed by VUF Bikes (XXL and M models)
FRENCH STARTUP VUF BIKES WILL SUPPLY 600 CARGO BIKES TO THE POST
Avem – Le 11/05/2023
Established in Mérignac last year, VUF Bikes, specializing in cargo bikes for professionals, is definitely a young company full of resources and projects.
La Poste acquires 600 electric cargo bikes from VUF Bikes
Voxlog – 10/05/2023
As part of its commitment to decarbonising its delivery vehicles, La Poste group has turned to start-up VUF Bikes to equip itself with electric delivery tricycles for the last mile.
Mérignac: VUF Bikes produces La Poste’s new cargo bikes
Placeco – 24/04/2023
Based in Mérignac, the startup VUF Bikes celebrated in mid-April the delivery of the first cargo bikes delivered to the La Poste group, as part of a contract which involves the production of 250 tricycles per year.
a public partnership must boost cargo bikes in Bordeaux Métropole
La Tribune – Le 24/04/2023
La Poste, Bordeaux Métropole and the city of Bordeaux have reaffirmed their desire to decarbonise the last-mile logistics link using cargo bikes. But apart from La Poste's purchase of bicycles from Bordeaux-based manufacturer VUF Bikes, concrete announcements are still being reserved for next month's metropolitan roadmap on logistics.
B2B innovation: Next Innov rewards three regional startups
Placeco – Le 03/04/2023
Adapted for the region by Banque Populaire Aquitaine Centre Atlantique, the Next Innov prize rewards three start-ups from the region for their business solutions.
With its cargo bikes, VUF Bikes achieves a breakthrough
Les Echos – Le 19/03/2023
Based in Gironde, the young company already counts Amazon, La Poste and AliBaba among its customers. It aims to triple its production this year.
Electric cargo bikes from VUF Bikes accelerate with 3 million euros
Sud Ouest – Le 03/02/2023
VUF Bikes, a company specializing in the manufacture of professional electrically assisted cargo bikes, has just completed its second fundraising in 3 years.
VUF Bikes prepares to manufacture 5,000 cargo bikes per year
La Tribune Bordeaux – Le 03/02/23
The manufacturer of professional cargo bikes, VUF Bikes is raising three million euros with the ambition to decarbonize last mile logistics in Europe. These funds will allow the Bordeaux company to increase the production capacity of the workshop and strengthen its teams with ten new employees in 2023.
CES 2023: Bordeaux-based VUF Bikes presents a cargo bike equipped with a Valeo engine
La Tribune – Le 03/02/2023
VUF Bikes will be demonstrating its new bike equipped with a Valeo engine at the CES in Las Vegas from January 5 to 8, 2023. The Gironde company is the first to integrate this French engine, described as “overpowering”.
The VUF bicycle manufacturer displays itself with a French engine
Airzen- Le 03/02/2023
VUF Bikes presents its brand new cargo bike equipped with a Valeo engine. The Gironde manufacturer positions itself as an alternative to the utility vehicle.
VUF Bikes changes gear by raising 3 million euros
Supplychainmagazine – Le 03/02/2023
A second fundraiser which says a lot about the rise of cyclologistics. After a first round of financing of €570,000 in 2020, the start-up VUF Bikes has just completed a second round, for an amount of €3 million.
Vuf Bikes raises €3M and wants to deploy its cargo bikes in Europe
Placeco – Le 02/02/2023
The startup 4 R Concept (Vuf Bikes) announces that it has completed a second round of financing of three million euros for its cargo bikes. If the primary objective is to finance the company's working capital needs, its founder, Thomas Chenut, intends to expand into Europe this year.
VUF Bikes se développe et prend la voie d'un premier tour
Cfnews – Le 01/02/2023
The former Bordeaux waste collector turned manufacturer of electric cargo bikes is accelerating saproduction with a €3m investment from iXO Private Equity, Crédit Agricole AquitaineExpansion and business angel networks, valuing the company at €10.5m.
Cyclologistics, a new sector which is being structured
Les Echos – Le 1/02/2023
Like VUF Bikes, which has just raised €3 million, specialists in cargo bikes for delivery professionals are capitalising on growing demand.
Mérignac: the ambitions of VUF Bikes, a brand of electric cargo bikes for professionals
Sud Ouest – Le 21/01/2023
La Nouvelle éco : le succès exponentiel des vélos cargos bordelais de VUF bikes.
Francebleu – Le 19/01/2023
On Thursday 19 January, Thomas Chenut, founder of Mérignac-based VUF bikes, spoke to France Bleu Gironde about his company after returning from a trade show in Las Vegas dedicated to technological innovation in electronics. The company has grown from 2 to 25 employees between 2020 and 2022.
Paris: when a “last kilometer” logistics hangar nestles under the ring road
Le Parisien – Le 23/11/2021
Located in the 19th arrondissement on land belonging to the City, the P4 warehouse allows deliveries of goods while leaving trucks at the doorstep of Paris...