Since last year we’ve been looking for an affordable large electric scooter/moped that can be ridden comfortably on city streets with the flow of traffic. Key to this requirement is top speed: a vehicle that can do at least 40-45 mph.
We received no word from major manufacturers when we issued our challenge to them on Twitter last year.
The latest thing in urban mobility, a pogo stick??
With the dockless scooters now seemingly everywhere, Cangaroo popped out of nowhere claiming to be the next hottest thing in dockless sharable mobility. The concept was launched in collaboration a Swedish ad agency The Odd Company known for wacky marketing stunts. So the world still doesn’t know if this is for real.
But the idea of a sharable mobility stick might not be so crazy…if you put a wheel on it!
Licence to E-bike: Japanese auto-part supplier giant DENSO is leading a $20 million investment in Californian and Swiss-based Bond Mobility (previously Smide), which operates super-fast dockless electric bikes in Switzerland.
Invasion of the cycle-lane snatchers: A nationwide grassroots effort to highlight the need for protected bike lanes is using red Solo cups along bike routes to show just how frequently cars invade bike lanes.
Electric micromobility options are extremely fun, super efficient, incredibly sustainable, and very affordable.
But they can also be incredibly accessible. Traditional wheelchairs and car-only street design can be severely limiting for urban mobility and constraining independence for many.
This amazing video shows the incredible beauty of human resourcefulness, generosity, ingenuity, and empathy-driven design.
Licence to E-bike: Japanese auto-part supplier giant DENSO is leading a $20 million investment in Californian and Swiss-based Bond Mobility (previously Smide), which operates super-fast dockless electric bikes in Switzerland.
Invasion of the cycle-lane snatchers: A nationwide grassroots effort to highlight the need for protected bike lanes is using red Solo cups along bike routes to show just how frequently cars invade bike lanes.
It may seem like a lifetime ago, but Bird made its debut only a year ago on the streets of Santa Monica.
By the summer of 2018 scooters were already the year’s, if not the decade’s, biggest blockbuster. Scooter adoption levels rivaled potentially any other technology in human history and resulting in much analysis in the disruptive potential of these vehicles.
But Bird didn’t manage this alone. Disruption usually doesn’t just happened by just one company.
Scooter manufacturers don’t usually adorn their rides with intricately hand-crafted animal shapes or unique patterned handlebars.
But this town, scooter carving born from the necessities of agricultural transport has spawned the art of beautiful, one-of-a-kind scooter creation as well as an annual scooter race!
Licence to E-bike: Japanese auto-part supplier giant DENSO is leading a $20 million investment in Californian and Swiss-based Bond Mobility (previously Smide), which operates super-fast dockless electric bikes in Switzerland.
Invasion of the cycle-lane snatchers: A nationwide grassroots effort to highlight the need for protected bike lanes is using red Solo cups along bike routes to show just how frequently cars invade bike lanes.
Licence to E-bike: Japanese auto-part supplier giant DENSO is leading a $20 million investment in Californian and Swiss-based Bond Mobility (previously Smide), which operates super-fast dockless electric bikes in Switzerland.
Invasion of the cycle-lane snatchers: A nationwide grassroots effort to highlight the need for protected bike lanes is using red Solo cups along bike routes to show just how frequently cars invade bike lanes.
Rumors of scooters’ demise greatly exaggerated: Lime reaches 50 million rides in just 18 months and the number of scooters around the world keeps on growing, showing remarkable demand for affordable and fun first/last mile options.
Striving for scooter sustainability: Bird wants to achieve true scooter sustainability, by offering renewable credits and carbon offsets to mitigate delivery and charging, redesigning scooters for longevity, and working on a full life-cycle analysis to better understand its carbon footprint.
