Experiences testing BiDirectional Charging Systems in the Field in Electric Postal Vehicles – Negative Operation Costs Made Easy!
Dr. Erik Wilhelm

Imagine if every quiet delivery scooter or van in your depot doubled as a tiny power plant the moment it plugged in. In May 2025, Swiss Post, Kyburz Switzerland and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences ran a four‑month pilot in Fribourg that did exactly that, linking nine retrofitted e‑scooters into the grid as one “virtual power plant”

Make the Last Mile Future-Proof! – Mobile Lockers for Full Automation
Boris Mayer & Christof Schares

Parcel delivery has two fundamental challenges: Ramping up capacity for eCom growth and containing costs at the same time. Stationary lockers have reached the end of their product lifecycle. Smarcel’s mobile locker platform addresses the key megatrends of labor shortages, autonomous delivery, and sustainability - enabling fully automated, cost-efficient last-mile logistics for a truly future-proof ecosystem.