Apr 28, 2022 - 05:26 pm
Electric Isetta clone sees revision number three (or so)
This is a trip down memory lane to first encounter the electric edition of BMW’s iconic Isetta. Micro Mobility Systems was the first to clone the bubble car, only to be taken over, with some hostility, by Artega and their version of the Microlino running as Karo. Now, there’s a third attempt to finally relaunch […]
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Mar 14, 2022 - 02:01 pm
Scotland takes stock of eBike Grant Fund in year four
Scotland has delivered the latest numbers for its successful eBike Grant Fund scheme in its fourth year. In this new round just closed, the Scottish Government has provided over £825,000 to support 36 e-bike projects with projects for disabled people and rural communities leading the way.
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Feb 3, 2022 - 03:10 pm
Superpedestrian closes largest funding round at $125Mn
Superpedestrian announced today closing its largest-ever funding round, adding $125 million in debt and equity capital to the scooter company. The MIT spin-off says it will use the funds to expand the Link shared e-scooter service, boost R&D, and deploy more advanced scooters that utilise AI.
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Nov 24, 2021 - 02:59 pm
Tazzari presents light electric vehicle trio
Italian electric vehicle manufacturer Tazzari has unveiled three new light electric vehicles at the Eicma trade fair in Milan: a two-seater city car, a delivery van and a retro-style four-seater buggy.
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Apr 29, 2021 - 04:50 pm
GO Sharing to use €50m for multi-modal expansion
GO Green, the parent company of the Dutch e-scooter sharing provider GO Sharing, has raised 50 million euros in a new financing round. At the same time, the start-up announced that it has just launched operations in the Belgian city of Antwerp with 500 e-scooters.
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Mar 1, 2021 - 01:13 pm
Major motorcycle makers to standardise battery swaps
Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Piaggio have founded a ‘Swappable Batteries Consortium for Motorcycles and Light Electric Vehicles’. Starting in May, motorcycle makers want to define replaceable battery system standards for use in L-category vehicles.
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Feb 25, 2021 - 06:19 pm
Flipkart & Amazon electrify fleets with EVs from Mahindra Electric
Amazon India has just partnered with Mahindra Electric and has announced they will deploy close to a hundred Mahindra Treo Zor EVs in seven major cities across the country. Amazon’s rival on the e-commerce marketplace in India, Flipkart, has also just announced that they will deploy more than 25,000 electric vehicles by 2030.
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Feb 1, 2021 - 05:57 pm
Lime adds shared electric mopeds to the fleet
Lime is adding electric mopeds to its micromobility platform and said it plans to launch as many as 600 LEVs on its platform in Washington D.C. this spring. The company is also working with authorities to pilot the mopeds in Paris.
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Feb 1, 2021 - 04:45 pm
Energica e-motorbikes adds CHAdeMO fast-charging
The Italian electric motorbike manufacturer Energica is now adding the CHAdeMO fast-charging standard to its motorcycles. Energica is thus responding to the needs of the Japanese market, which the company has just entered.
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Feb 1, 2021 - 04:30 pm
Ireland advances e-scooters + new grant scheme for cabbies
The government of Ireland has launched new schemes for e-mobility. One prepares for the use of e-scooters and e-bikes to become legal. The other concerns incentives for electric vehicles in the SPSV sector, which covers taxis, hackneys, and limousines.
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Jan 26, 2021 - 06:36 pm
Arcimoto to acquire Tilting Motor Works
US firm Arcimoto, known for its light electric vehicles, has reached an agreement to acquire Tilting Motor Works, the creator of the TriO three-wheel conversion kit for touring motorcycles.
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Dec 16, 2020 - 07:09 pm
India: Ola invests €265 million in e-scooter plant
India may see what Ola deems the world’s largest e-scooter factory being built next year. The Indian ride-service provider has just announced the intent of construction with an investment of 324 million dollars (€265M). The company also wants to sell in Europe and global markets.
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Nov 26, 2020 - 07:11 pm
Daymak reveals 6 micromobility vehicles with Avvenire
The Canadian manufacturer Daymak has announced a series of six electric light vehicles under the name Avvenire. The range includes an e-bike, a covered recumbent and covered e-scooters, a two-seater coupe and even an electric aircraft.
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Sep 11, 2020 - 03:02 pm
Cocoa Motors delivers carry-on LEV called Walkcar
The Japanese company Cocoa Motors finally started the worldwide sale of what they call the Walkcar in August after they introduced the skateboard-like concept in 2015. The LEV weighs only 2.9 kilos and is the size of a 13-inch laptop.
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Jul 29, 2020 - 09:38 pm
The Deliverator brings Wahlburgers to Key West
Arcimoto has just announced its newest Deliverator pilot program with Wahlburgers in California, USA. Arcimoto’s three-wheel electric delivery vehicle will begin making zero-emission deliveries starting this August.
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Jun 23, 2020 - 05:06 pm
Echo3 three-wheeler sports an 80 km range
In the USA, Colorado-based company, Echo3 Energy is introducing the Echo3, an electric three-wheeler. The light electric vehicle is being pitched as a supplementary vehicle for shorter trips and commutes.
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May 11, 2020 - 06:28 pm
Triggo reveals light electric vehicle with adjustable width
The Polish company Triggo has developed an electric light vehicle for large cities that can retract in width from 148 to 86 centimetres if necessary thanks to a variable chassis. Triggo is initially targeting the vehicle-sharing market with the 1+1-seater.
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Apr 9, 2020 - 12:30 am
Metz & Intis inductive charging for e-kick-scooters
German manufacturers Metz & Intis have created an inductive charging platform for electric kick-scooters. The wireless solution called Easy Charge is suitable for the Metz Moover, but will also be available for electric scooter models from all other manufacturers. This inductive charging solution is also possible in retrofits, making it viable for other light electric […]
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Jul 7, 2019 - 01:32 pm
Brose has developed a full system for e-bikes
Brose is transforming itself from being an electric bicycle drive supplier to being able to provide a whole system. At the Eurobike Media Days, Brose presented a specially developed e-bike system for the first time and can now offer drives, batteries and displays from a single source.
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Jul 1, 2019 - 11:34 am
Emergency declared, action pending
In May this year, the Welsh Government was the first UK parliament to declare a ‘climate emergency’. It seems that now the Welsh government has an in-house challenge: Out of 77 official cars, 95% are diesel and only one is eletric.
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