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Would you get rid of your car for $2,700? | April 08, 2022
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Would you get rid of your car for $2,700? | April 08, 2022

Plus, Tier makes its fourth financially mysterious purchase, and the US reconsiders its bike tariffs with China

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Apr 8, 2022
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Micromobility

Bolt hopes to encourage Berliners to get rid of their cars by offering credits of up to €2,500 (around $2,700 USD) that they can spend on Bolt's shared scooters or ride-hailing services / Bolt

Source: Bolt

It's not the number of EV chargers but their location that causes a problem / The Next Web

Google has teamed up with e-scooter maker Unagi and offered free e-scooters to its employees as they prepare to go back to the office / The Verge

What can the bike trade learn from micromobility about equality and diversity? / Bike Biz

Users of cargo bikes show off their hauling abilities with the hashtag #CarryShitOlympics / Twitter

Product Launches & Updates

Take a look at VanMoof’s new premium bikes! / The Verge

You can view, ride, and order some brand-new e-bike models from Head Bike USA / Head

CAKE announced a program to extend the lifecycle of their motorcycle by offering customers the chance to purchase certified pre-owned bikes /  RideCake

If you’re in London and you love Mustangs, then here’s all you need to know about the global premiere of the electric Mustang / Salon Privé London

Ridehailing, Carsharing, & Delivery

Alphabet's Wing launches drone delivery service in Dallas / The Verge

Russian tech giant Yandex blames one of its employees for hacking and leaking data from its popular food delivery service, Yandex Food / BellingCat

New design announced for LEVC's iconic TX Electric Taxi / Levc

Source: Levc

UPS is testing the four-wheeled "eQuad" electric cargo bike for use in densely-packed urban areas / Reuters

This MIT study stresses the need for cities to coordinate with ride-hailing services / Cities-Today

Investment & Deals

Tier Mobility acquired Fantasmo, a U.S.-based e-scooter parking startup whose technology Tier had been testing in multiple European cities / TechCrunch

B2B last-delivery platform, Dispatch, completed a $50 million Series C financing round led by PeakSpan Capital / Yahoo

Bolt, Tier, and Voi win Oslo's e-scooter rental tender / Norway Today

Ideanomics acquired the majority stake in Energica Motor Company, a producer and distributor of electric motorcycles powered entirely by batteries / The EV Report

Flux Marine secures $15M Series A funding to grow its electric outboard business / TechCrunch

Cities & Policy

New U.S. trade rules will exempt several Chinese e-bikes and bikes from 25% import tariffs / Bicycle Retailer

Bird, a leader in green electric transportation, announced plans to double the size of its electric scooter fleet in New York City / Bird

German officials contracted RDC Deutschland to assist in transporting Ukrainian refugees from the Polish border to the interior of the country / Princeton 

New Products, Features, and Data Points

Gatik and ChargePoint work together on autonomous electric medium-duty trucks / Chargepoint

In North America and Europe, annual e-bike sales have nearly doubled from 2018 to reach 6.4 million units / Deloitte

Source: Deloitte

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