Micromobility to the rescue | March 11, 2022

Lime addresses the micromobility gender gap, Yamaha rolls out its first e-bikes, and rising gas prices lead Californians to try micromobility.

Issue [#128] - Every week, we deliver analysis and curation of emerging mobility news - submit a story here. 

Congratulations to the Curbivore crew and all of the micromobility companies that participated in the conference, held on March 4 in Los Angeles, including Perch, Wheels, eSpin, Tortoise, Swiftmile and more!

Micromobility

Believe it or not, there's actually a micro-mobility gender gap, and Lime is ready to address it. / Intelligent Transport

Who wants vending machines when you have these new mobile stores? / Progressive Grocer

Source: Progressive Grocer

The best way to get Americans out of their cars and onto electric bikes and scooters. / Canary Media

Discovering a community through cycling - the journey of a rider. / Bicycling

Product Launches & Updates

Remember our news about Arcimoto's MLM? Well, take a closer look at this highly acclaimed new trike!  / AutoEvolution

Source: AutoEvolution

Meet Juna and Axel, Ampler's two all-new pedal-assisted electric bikes. / The Verge

Take a look at Yamaha's first e-bikes! / Cycling Industry

The new Ducati Futa comes with an equally expensive price tag. / Electrek

Ridehailing, Carsharing, & Delivery

Booking reservations and buying event tickets is now possible on Uber / TechCrunch

Office Depot partners with DoorDash to deliver office and education supplies / DoorDash

Arcimoto and Directed Technologies have joined forces to introduce the FUV electric delivery vehicle in Australia. / Arcimoto

Group transport company Fetii launches a crowdfunding campaign, which will allow people to invest in a private company. / Forbes

Source: AustinStartups

Higher gas prices make it more difficult for rideshare drivers to do their jobs. / Boston Globe

Investment & Deals

Inceptio, a Chinese autonomous truck startup, raises $188 million in funding from Sequoia China and Legend Capital. / Forbes

A new exclusive agreement with FUELL, Inc establishes Tucker Powersports as the exclusive distributor of FUELL's premium Flluid e-bikes, accessories, and replacement parts lines. / PR Newswire

GoTo Global, a multimodal shared mobility company, has signed an investment agreement with ASTARA, a global mobility group. The $5 million investment will be made in a pre-IPO round. / Calcalistech

Nvidia has agreed to invest $10 million in Uber spinout Serve Robotics. This deal will fund the startup's expansion of its sidewalk delivery robot service to cities beyond Los Angeles and San Francisco. / TechCrunch

Cities & Policy

E-bike sales are on the rise in California as gas prices rise to record highs. / CBS

In a recent study, Carnegie Mellon University examined how micromobility could alleviate traffic congestion in Seattle. In the study, researchers found that replacing even 10 percent of short car trips during peak afternoon travel with micromobility would reduce 4,800 car trips. This is the equivalent of 7,300 miles reduced per day and a 2.76 reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. / Mass Transit

New cities are being added to Dance's electric bike subscription service. The e-bikes will be available for rent in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, and Paris, in addition to Berlin. / TechCrunch

L.A.'s Department of Transportation general manager is set to monetize the city's curbs. / Dot.La

Helbiz and Swiftmile are joining forces to promote scooter safety in Miami. / Swiftmile

New Products, Features, and Data Points

Panasonic plans to begin mass-producing the higher-capacity battery for Tesla by March 2024.  / TechCrunch

Two autonomous cars are being tested in Nashville by Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based startup. / Bizjournals

Source: Argo AI

Niu, a Chinese electric moped manufacturer, continues to increase its sales volumes despite dropping its stock price. / Electrek

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