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MK1-E

An electric three-wheeled cargo bike with a front box that tilts with the rider into corners, made by Butchers & Bicycles.

Designed by
Morten Wagener, Morten Mogensen and Jakob Munk

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The MK1-E Gen. 3 Vario in white, from the side
The MK1-E Gen. 3 Vario in white, from the side

Pictures © Butchers & Bicycles, from butchersandbicycles.eu.

Why it is renowned

New Atlas reported the Mk1-e in January 2014 as the electric-assist version of the Mk1 leaning cargo trike, with a 250-watt centre-mounted motor and a 12-Ah lockable battery.1 In 2020 DOWNTOWN tested the MK1-E Automatic, the only trike in its cargo-bike test, calling it one of the coolest cargo bikes on the market and the only one that could carry up to four children with a second bench, while finding its handling nervous at slow speeds.2

Recognition

  • New Atlas12014reported the launch of the Mk1-e electric model
  • DOWNTOWN Magazine22020the MK1-E Automatic in its 2020 cargo-bike test

The story

The current MK1-E Gen. 3 has a Bosch Performance Line CX motor with 85 Nm of torque, a Gates belt drive with an Enviolo Heavy Duty hub, and an aluminium frame; the box holds up to 100 kg and 220 litres.3 It comes in glossy white, matte black or zebra.3 A Business version is sold with a lockable cargo box.4

Sources
  1. Butchers & Bicycles' Mk1 offers a new angle on cargo trikes, New Atlas. newatlas.com, read 19 October 2026.
  2. Butchers & Bicycles Mk1-E Automatic in Review, DOWNTOWN Magazine. downtown-mag.com, read 19 October 2026.
  3. MK1-E Gen. 3 Vario, Butchers & Bicycles. butchersandbicycles.eu, read 19 October 2026.
  4. MK1-E Business, Butchers & Bicycles. butchersandbicycles.eu, read 19 October 2026.
  5. butchers + bicycles releases the mk1 tilt-action cargo trike, designboom. designboom.com, read 19 October 2026.

Last checked 19 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.