Micromobility Newsletter for December 6, 2022

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What You Need to Know This Week

Rad Power Bikes just launched a new product that it says is its most requested model ever, and to the surprise of many, it’s not a bike at all, but an electric tricycle. Get the full lowdown on the brand-new RadTrike, which launches today, in our exclusive interview with founder Mike Radenbaugh.

Electric bikes now account for 10% of all bicycle sales globally.

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal predicts India’s two-wheeler market will shift to nearly 100% electric within the next three years. (Learn more about Aggarwal’s vision for India’s EV future during his talk at Micromobility World.)

Berlin will allow cyclists and scooter riders to park for free in car parking spaces.

Shared micromobility ridership recovered to around 82% in the US last year, relative to 2019. While the number of bikeshare trips actually increased compared to pre-pandemic levels, scooters trips still lag behind the baseline.

A similar finding from Europe: A new survey shows shared mobility usage increased a respectable 20% between Q3 2021 and Q3 2022, but bikeshare skyrocketed by 180%.

Istanbul, arguably the largest market for shared scooters in Europe, is reducing speed limits from 25 kph to 20 kph (15.5 mph to 12.5 mph).

Belgium-based Classified Cycling has raised $23M to rethink ebike drivetrains.

This week on The Micromobility Podcast, Oliver Bruce talks to Hived founder Murvah Iqbal about how micromobility can win at last-mile parcel delivery.

European TNC Bolt is partnering with AI startup Drover to tackle scooter sidewalk riding.

RideUp, a bike and ebike subscription network, is expanding across the UK.

Shared mopeds are an increasingly popular way to get around in much of the world, but not America

A cargo bikes for clunkers (i.e. old polluting cars) program is coming to London soon.

Indian startup Oben has racked up 17,000 preorders for its electric motorcycle.

After a tumultuous year, Bird has hatched a plan to turn things around. But first it needs to scrounge together at least $26M to get out of the hole.

Another troubled scooter startup, Helbiz, just secured $5M in new financing to sustain operations.

Parking lots are the latest front in the fight over climate change.

The Philippines will suspend import duties on EVs and EV parts, including two-wheelers, for the next 5 years.

Meanwhile Gogoro will pilot battery swapping for its EV mopeds in the Philippines next year.

A scooter operator called Whoosh is set to become the first Russian company to IPO since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Why owned scooters are often better designed than shared scooters.

Electric cargo bikes have the potential to substitute between 1 and 4 private car trips a week, according to a new study.

Related: With a focus on cargo bikes, Canyon plans to double sales by 2025.

The case for guerilla crosswalks.

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