Spinning on all cylinders: Acquired by Ford last year, Spin announces sizeable expansion with 15,000 next generation scooters in 8 cities.
Big Bird: Bird raising Series D led by Sequoia valuing it at $2.5 billion after turning a corner on unit economics, hinting at the staying power of scooters after months of speculation.
Chinese electrification: In China’s enormous market where micromobility generates hundreds of millions of rides per day, Hellobike begins electrification push of it’s sharing bicycles.
On the map: Google Maps partners with Ito World to bring bike sharing information to its app in 24 major cities showing station locations and bike availabilities, as it does for public transportation information.
Chef Morten Kryger Wulff has a remarkably unique spin on food.
After a traditional career working in numerous kitchens throughout Europe, he felt the urge to explore brand new places to cook and share the experience of a delicious meal. Bringing the outdoors to the kitchen wasn’t quite feasible, so he decided to do the opposite.
Last mile goods: Further boosting the value of bike/micromobility lanes, Refraction A.I. reveals an autonomous deliver vehicle capable of utilizing bike lanes and overcoming winter conditions.
Unit economics drama: As The Information claims Bird seeking additional funding due to absent unit economics, Bird founder Travis VanderZaden and board member David Sachs fire back with positive unit economics thanks to robust new Bird One model and strong revenue growth numbers.
In this double feature are two amazing videos of two couples on tandem bicycles:
The first is a short video about an older couple that has been riding together on their tandem bikes for 60 years!
The second video follows a newlywed couple’s honeymoon in India on a tandem traveling hundreds of miles through literal sickness and health, heat and cold.
Taking the long view: European micromobility provider Dott to raise $34 million Series A and focus on slow but smart micromobility growth by working with cities, using longer lasting scooters and battery swapping, deploying e-bikes, and even offering rider insurance.
Turnkey micromobility: Best-selling Taiwanese moped manufacturer Gogoro known for their unique swappable battery system launches end-to-end vehicle-sharing platform.
“They’re twins, he just wants to do everything that she does. Riding his bike is something that he can do with her.”
This uplifting video tells the story of young special needs kids who have been given a second chance at life thanks to the bravery and tireless work of their parents and their community.
“I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.”
This was Susan B. Anthony, famous women’s rights activist and suffragette. What was this incredible thing that, in her mind, represented “untrammeled womanhood?”
Big mobility data: 15 cities along with founding members Bird and Spin announce formation of Open Mobility Foundation, a non-profit that will take on the Mobility Data Specification developed by LA’s Department of Transportation, to help cities collect, maintain, and standardize data about share vehicles from scooters to cars.
Two become one: Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-rental company, merges its electric and human powered bike-sharing businesses aiming to become more cost competitive in the country’s large yet ultra-competitive bike-sharing market.
Dump that car: As e-bikes get better and smarter, they can become car replacements for many in urban areas, with the option of keeping up with traffic with electric assist or avoiding it altogether via side streets.
