Today on the show, Oliver interviews Puneeth Meruva, Associate at Trucks VCabout their latest report: *The Three Axes of Micromobility: Supply Chains,Distribution and Maintenance *about the often unseen world of gettingMicromobility into the hands of consumers. This is a topic that hasn’treceived much coverage to date, so it was a fascinating conversation fullyof nitty-gritty and relatively technical details about the opportunitiesfor development and investment in the micromobility ecosystem.Specifically they dig into:- A recap of Trucks VC, their thesis and other portfolio companies in theMicromobility space- Puneeths background and how he got there- What the research was about, and why Trucks undertook it- Key findings in the fields of components, distribution, maintenance etc- Whether timelines for new product development are getting shorter vslonger and why- Who the interesting businesses are in the distribution and maintenancespace- Future opportunities in design and tech both in vehicles and businessmodels (including a reference to www.nimbus.green - one of the companiesOliver is most excited about at the moment)- A discussion about vehicle platforms, and whether Puneeth agree’s withHorace’s thesis that these vehicles will become computing platforms.The report itself can be found here [https://www.trucks.vc/blog/the-three-axes-of-micromobility-supply-chains-distribution-and-maintenance]