Delivering Mail in Regional Queensland
Australia Post Contractor, David Freeman, from Longreach picking up his Benzina Zero Duo electric mopeds.
Making the Shift to Electric
Australia Post Contractor, David Freeman, runs the Licensed Post Office (LPO) in Longreach in Central Queensland and delivers the mail within the town itself, and the surrounding regions. After years of using brands like Kymco and others, David is now Australia’s first Australia Post Contractor to make the shift to electrify his two-wheel fleet.
When David first saw the unique twin tubular frame design of the Duo he was hooked. “It was the practicality of the Duo design that grabbed my attention first. There is no other scooter on the market that has this level of carrying capacity, far more than any of our previous two-wheelers, and as we are carrying more parcels today, this will streamline our delivery capacity. The Duo is super rugged with no plastic body panels to damage and when we get to end-of-life there is less to recycle.”
Benzina Zero Duo’s ready to deliver the mail in Longreach
“We look forward to using the Duo’s in Longreach's mail run as we can operate these vehicles on a car licence. We have purchased extra batteries so we can charge them from our solar system at our post office. The benefits of the low running costs and reduced servicing requirements compared to my old bikes, the Duo is very cost-effective, plus they look amazing”.
“I have already been speaking with other mail contractors who are looking to make the switch and the Duo is the perfect replacement for their petrol two-wheelers,” said David.
Benzina Zero Duo has developed a fitting kit to utilise the current Australia Post panniers from a Honda “Postie Bike”
Benzina Zero has developed a fitting system to allow a simple installation process utilising the existing Australia Post panniers & top box from the current Honda “Postie” bike (the current Honda bikes are no longer available brand new in Australia). This allows Australia Post Contractors to continue to use the proven and tested Australia Post equipment and suppliers. The “Postie” delivery kit includes upgraded folding comfort footrests, a large 53L front basket, a phone holder and USB charger, and the rack adapter mount for the panniers and top box that fits both Duo (50km/h) and Duo+ (65km/h) versions. Letter sorting bags are also able to be mounted to the handlebars.
With over 2,900 LPOs in Australia servicing regional and rural Australia, we think that the Benzina Zero Duo could very well be as iconic as the original Honda “postie bike” but now only silently and sustainably delivering mail to letterboxes across this vast wide land.
