Meet Spin’s New CEO | May 20, 2022

After 5 years, Ben Bear hands the baton to TIER veteran. Also, take a look at Harley Davidson’s new electric motorbike and read all about the micromobility services arriving in Tel Aviv.

Issue [#138] - Every week, we deliver analysis and curation of emerging mobility news - post a job listing here!

Micromobility

These new tools from Bird and Lime help solve the problem of inappropriate parking of shared electric scooters / TechCrunch

Ben Bear steps down as Spin's CEO and hands the baton to TIER veteran Philip Reinckens / via @benwbear

Cake's Ösa electric two-wheeler has created quite a stir with its innovative and rather unique design / The Verge

China's capital saw a significant increase in bicycle traffic after officials shut down the subway system to contain an outbreak of Covid / Bloomberg

Third-largest bicycle company Specialized is doubling down on high-end electric two-wheelers by launching Globe ebike / The Verge

Dott announced that it will expand outside Europe and head to Tel Aviv / Electrek

The price of gasoline spiked to an all-time high again / Politico

Product Launches & Updates

Squad Mobility launched the SQUAD Solar City Car, a two-seater solar electric vehicle that can be driven in several EU countries without a driver's license / Electrek

Rivian is recalling several of its R1T electric pickup trucks because the airbag sensors may not deactivate when a child is present in the front passenger seat / The Verge

Gogoro is launching Smart scooters and battery-swapping technology in Tel Aviv / TechCrunch

Check out the S2 Del Mar, Harley Davidson's most affordable electric motorcycle yet / The Verge

An overheating CPU causes Tesla to recall 130,000 vehicles / The Verge

Ridehailing, Carsharing, & Delivery

Uber shareholders voted to not have the company fully disclose its direct and indirect lobbying activities and expenditures / TechCrunch

Discover how an Austrian skier delivers for Amazon in a remote village / Amazon

The trip-planning app Moovit has integrated with the auto-shuttle startup Beep, allowing users to plan trips around Beep shuttles / TechCrunch

A robot is helping Uber bring food to people's homes / CNN Business

NY's newest right-sized delivery vehicle is a 75 mph three-wheeler from Arcimoto / Electrek

Investment & Deals

Getaround has entered into a merger agreement with InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp / Business Wire

6K, a leader in the sustainable production of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries, has raised $102 million in its Series D funding round led by Koch Strategic Platforms / 6kinc

Delivery company Swiggy acquires restaurant tech platform Dineout for $200 million / TechCrunch

Bliq secured a $13.5m series A funding round led by NEA. Bliq will use the new capital to expand its driver base in Europe as well as go after the gig economy market in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa / Bliq

House of Lithium acquires micromobility startup Reby for $100 million / TechCrunch

By 2025, Cabify will drive a zero-emission fleet in Spain thanks to a 40 million euro loan from the EIB / Tech.eu

Carma, an Australian used car marketplace, raises $52 million in Series A funding / DealStreetAsia

Germany's GetHenry enters the e-bike segment with a $17.4m seed round / TechCrunch

Indian e-scooter maker Ather Energy raised US$128 million in a Series E round of funding / TechinAsia

Cities & Policy

Seattle presents new scooter-share permits / Capitol Hill Seattle

Diesel inventories on the East Coast are at record lows / Freight Waves

Texas' power grid once again suffers problems, and Tesla attempts to help / InsideEVs

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• Head of Product

• Head of Growth

• Regional Leads (Latin America, SE Asia, Africa) 

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