Micromobility Roundup July 22
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MICROMOBILITY HEADLINES
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.
Safety is advised: Lime follows Bird in creating a safety advisory board to more seriously study scooter safety.
Deadly road design: Atlanta city leaders promise investments in safer streets that accommodate micromobility in wake of bicycle injuries and second scooter death.
Rent it and forget it: With a subscription bike rental service, Swapfiets hopes to deliver the conveniences of bike sharing like zero maintenance or theft liability with the benefits of ownership like same place access.
Location, location, micromobility? Lime chief business officer sees a potentially surprising effect of scooters on real estate values over time as neighborhood car clutter starts decreasing.
HARDWARE NEWS!
The Verge Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire is more electric motorcycle than I’ll ever need
Jalopnik The Electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire Is a Shockingly Fun Bid for the Future
Bicycling The Specialized Turbo Creo SL—This Bike Will Change Everything
Yanko Design The AKO trike looks halfway between a car & a bike, and feels like riding an airplane
The Verge Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging
Gizmodo The Boosted Scooter Is a Blast
MORE MICROMOBILITY NEWS
Curbed Washington DC D.C. permits electric scooters from company co-founded by former Olympic athlete
TechCrunch (Video) Scooter Wars at TC Sessions: Mobility
Curbed Austin Spin e-scooters and Transit app team up for Austin commuters
SF Examiner E-scooter permit program made permanent, number of vehicles may expand
Tallahassee Democrat As many as 1,000 e-scooters hit the streets of Tallahassee for a 3-month pilot program
MarketWatch Famous British YouTuber dies in electric scooter accident
News12 Brooklyn Citi Bike sharing program expanding into parts of Brooklyn
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Have A Go is the micromobility editor for CoMotion, a weekly roundup of all things mobility.
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