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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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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