Exciting episode today with Oliver interviewing *Raoul Stöckle*, CEO ofBond. Horace and Oliver originally interviewed Corinne Vogel, their COO onas one of the first interviews in 2018 when the company was Smide, but withthe recent announcement of a partnership with FreeNow and launches in anumber of new cities in Europe, it was time to have them on again todiscuss how their approach of high end shared Micromobility is going andwhy it’s different.Specifically:- The Bond model of high end Micromobility and why they chose that strategy- How and why they decided to go for custom vehicles, and what that hasentailed- The operational efficiencies they’ve been able to unlock with smartincentives, swappable batteries and faster vehicles- Why how far a customer is willing to walk determines a huge amount interms of capital costs, and why that’s tied to a vehicles speed.- What the impact of COVID has been on the business- The high percentage of users who have integrated the service into theircommute- Why they charge on a per-km, not per minute, basisIn the meantime, be sure to check out Horace’s upcoming keynote“Micromobility’s Moment” on the 10th of September at 12-1pm EST. It’s goingto be amazing - an instant classic, with thundering narrative arcs backedup with detailed data about the State of the Micromobility World not justboth before and after COVID, but in the wider context of our transportsystems and a better world. Tickets are $20, and you can register here:https://vi.to/hubs/micromobility