Micromobility Newsletter for October 4, 2022

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Call for Speakers at Micromobility Europe 2023

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What You Need To Know This Week

• Infrastructure, financing options, and the ability for potential customers to test ride ebikes are essential steps to accelerating ebike adoption.
• A New York legislator introduces a bill that offers bounties for citizens who report and document parking infractions in bike lanes and on sidewalks.
• Research shows that walking and biking are the happiest means of transit.
• The Bike Bus is a fun, new way of getting the kids to school that provides safety in numbers, physical exercise, and community.

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• The Australian ebike subscription service Lug+Carrie reinforces its stock for local growth and expands into new markets with $5 million of Series A funding.
• Challenged by market conditions, Zoomo downsizes its global workforce by 16%
• Columbia University researcher provides a holistic perspective on the effects of traffic, pollution, and the introduction of micromobility on public health.
• The London borough of Westminster replaces its diesel-powered street cleaners with a fleet of electric quadricycles to reduce air and noise pollution.

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• This summer, Citi Bike partnered with a youth work program to provide share bike memberships for adolescents to commute to their jobs.
• Capitalizing on a lucrative market for electric scooters, Segway eclipses 1 million unit sales in China.
• Yamaha introduces 3 new ebikes for urban commuters, mountain bikers, and gravel riders.
• As part of a brand repositioning, Pure Electric will launch a new folding scooter and begin crowdfunding.

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• Brompton Managing Director Will Butler-Adams discusses how his mission is not simply to sell more bikes but to change how people live in cities around the globe.
• PON Bike secures construction permits for a new production facility in Lithuania that will have an annual production capability of 600,000 bikes and can employ 300-500 people.
• Subscription ownership could be the next step to providing mobility access for 3 billion people who need transportation.
• Does riding an ebike change your life? These 4 stories make a compelling argument that it can.

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• Norway was successful at getting people to adopt EVs. Now its next goal is to get people out of EVs and promote biking, walking, and public transit.
• The Ukrainian-based Delfast introduces the California, a utility ebike with a 1000W motor and a whopping 160nm of torque.
• Pedal Ahead, a loan-to-own program, gives low-income participants access to e-bikes in exchange for their riding data.
• VIDEO: A teaser of the prototype SUPER73 C1X electric motorcycle.

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Micromobility Landscape - Company Spotlights

The Micromobility Landscape is an all-in-one database for categorizing the constantly evolving and expanding world of micromobility.

The current edition features more than 1,000 organizations - a reflection of the astonishing pace at which the global demand for micromobility products and solutions is growing.

We’ll be highlighting some of the innovative companies that are part of the Micromobility Landscape in the newsletter. Visit the Landscape to get the most comprehensive view of the micromobility industry.

Kinto - A seamless experience of different modes of transport and payments, for all needs and all abilities in one inclusive solution.

Aventura-X - The First Retro Electric Scooter with Removable Batteries

Bytebeam - Bytebeam is designed to help companies leverage all the benefits IoT has to offer without the hassle of “managing” them.

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Latest Ride Reviews

Our mission with Ride Review is to help inspire the next 5 billion micromobility users by creating the largest online and offline community for expert reviews, consumer ratings, and test rides.

We are featuring some of the latest reviews on a weekly basis but you can see all of the reviews at ridereview.com

Benno Boost Review

A versatile, mid-drive utility ebike with a 70-mile range

Ownboard Zeus Carbon Review

Electric skateboard with a carbon deck and improved trucks provide a more comfortable ride

Blix Vika Review

An inexpensive folding ebike with a throttle for acceleration