Issue [#150] - Every week, we deliver analysis and curation of emerging mobility news - post a job listing here!

The guest host of this episode is Augustin Friedel. Augustin is the mobility service expert at MHP - A Porsche Company. Follow him on LinkedIn to get the latest updates and detailed insights about the mobility transformation. 

Micromobility

Why golf carts—golf carts!—are a transportation mode of the future / Slate

What's the best micromobility company out there? / via @prabinjoel

Micromobility deployments in Europe are constantly growing - more than 1.600 deployments of e-scooters, bikes or mopeds are live in Europe / via Augustin Friedel

Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche / StreetBlogs USA

Helbiz reports revenue increase but dwindling cash reserves / TechCrunch

The median trip distance for a bike is 3 miles. The median trip distance for a truck is 3.85 miles. Median price for a new electric F-150: $75,000. Median price for an ebike: $1,500 / via James Gross

TfL to Add e-Bikes to Santander Cycles Fleet in London / Future Transport

As e-scooter industry matures, riders move from renting to buying / San Francisco Examiner

Transport and micromobility app Bolt quadruples in size since start of pandemic / Micromobility Biz

Leading the industry in safety and compliance: TIER Mobility’s new e-scooter ‘brain’ / Intelligent Transpot

The Technology That Could Stop Speeders in Their Tracks / Bloomberg

Finding friendship and freedom on an electric skateboard / The Verge

Santander Cycles usage breaks records for 11 months straight / ZAGDaily

An open letter to the Tesla fan who wants to run over a kid to prove a point / The Verge

Product Launches & Updates

Airtrick E-Skates quickly add powered wheels to users' shoes / New Atlas

Ryvid Anthem launched as lower-cost 75 mph electric motorcycle in the US / Electrek

Shops Ordered Lots of Bikes in 2020. Peddling Them Is an Uphill Climb / Wall Street Journal

Polestar’s O2 concept will become the Polestar 6 electric roadster, due out 2026 / The Verge

Ridehailing, Carsharing & Delivery

Uber is shutting down its free loyalty program later this year / The Verge

Arunachal Pradesh launches drone delivery of medicines trial / SmartCities

Walmart’s last-mile delivery service, Walmart GoLocal, tops 1M deliveries in year one / TechCrunch

A deep dive on EV Rideshare with Beat and The Rideshare Guy / The Beat

Uber Eats teams up with Office Depot for on-demand school supplies / The Verge

Motional launches autonomous Hyundai IONIQ 5s on Lyft network in Las Vegas / TechCrunch

Now DoorDash could start delivering your Facebook Marketplace purchases, too / The Verge 

Investment & Deals

Google’s third bet from its Africa Investment Fund is in logistics company Lori Systems / TechCrunch

Giving fillip to climate tech startups, Lithuania’s Contrarian Ventures launches €100 million fund / Tech.eu

Bird Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results / Yahoo

Battery investment moves onshore to kick-start US EV production / TechCrunch

Autonomy Orders 23,000 EVs Worth $1.2B / Electronomous

Hyundai announces $400M AI, robotics institute powered by Boston Dynamics / TechCrunch

Shift and CarLotz Agree To Merge, Creating a Differentiated Used Auto Ecommerce Retailer / Investors Shifts

Porsche signs 25-year solar energy deal / Finance Yahoo

StradVision announces close of $88m Series C funding round / StradVision

Urban Innovation Fund, VMG Catalyst among female-led firms raising new funds / TechCrunch

WiTricity Closes New Funding Round with $63 Million Investment, Siemens is leading the round / PRNewswire

SAIC Mobility Robotaxi valued at $1B after $148M Series B / TechCrunch

From smart phones to autonomous cars: Xiaomi is investing $500M in vehicle development and is testing with a fleet of 140 autonomous cars in China / Economic Times

Cities & Policy

New York to install speed-limiting tech on city vehicles / StateScoop

9 EUR monthly public transit ticket in Germany is super popular but impact on traffic and mode shift is minimal / via Augustin Friedel

Here are the cars eligible for the $7,500 EV tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act / Electrek

State of Vermont Incentives / Drive Electric Vermont

A California Startup Is Selling Electric Vehicle ‘Subscriptions’ / Bloomberg

EV tax credit restrictions could reshape automakers' supply chains, battery strategies / Automotive News

Brussels breaks up with the car -  the city center is pushing out the car to ‘make space for people.’ / POLITICO

In the future, Helsinki city employees may ride trams free of charge. The city of Helsinki is Finland's largest employer / YLE

New Products, Features, and Data Points

Watch out for Chinese car brands - more smart cars are coming to Europe / Augustin Friedel

Ikea and Electrify America team up to install over 200 public fast chargers in 18 states / The Verge

Why Charging a Car Needs to Be as Easy as Filling Up With Gas / Bloomberg

Buying an EV is about to be a pain in the ass, thanks to stricter tax credits / The Verge

VinFast To Give Buyers $7,500 Discount If Federal Tax Credit Denied / InsideEVs

Elon Musk reveals more details about Tesla Robot, sees people gifting it to elderly parents / Electrek

Electric vehicle owners are fed up with broken EV chargers and janky software / The Verge

Jobs Board

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Chief of Staff - Pronto - San Francisco, USA

Technical Project Manager - Drover AI - Cincinnati Metropolitan Area (Hybrid)

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