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Customized connectors allowed unu to develop an innovative electric scooter that’s easy to recharge and built for urban life 

Charged

Powering Clean Urban Transportation Electric scooters have the ability to transform urban transportation. They offer convenient mobility with a negligible carbon footprint. Taking Charge of the Future What if you could design a scooter that could be charged at home or work? Sponsored by TTI. Compact, for easy portability.

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E-scooters: 'Fine balance' needed to ensure green benefits, research finds

Business Green

By replacing short car journeys e-scooters can cut CO2 by up to 90 per cent, but robust regulation needed, Cenex warns. E-scooters are seen as a low carbon form of travel that can help reduce congestion and improve city-centre journey times.

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Swiss startup Morand launches fast charging energy storage system combining batteries and ultracapacitors

Charged

Swiss technology startup Morand has launched a hybrid energy storage system that combines the characteristics of an ultracapacitor with that of a chemical battery to create “a durable and ultra-fast energy pack that can be usefully recharged in seconds.”. Applications include small city EVs, drones, e-bikes, e-scooters and robotics.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. The definition of fleet is evolving.

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Unfavorable times for the electric scooter industry

AGreenLiving

Once billed as an environmentally-friendly and enterprising venture, the electric scooter-sharing micromobility business has not lived up to the promising hype but is now looking dismal. Could this be the end for e-scooters? Related: We love electric scooters — but is the Bird trend actually bad for the environment?

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Panasonic: How a green technology drive can help deliver on internal carbon goals

Business Green

Latest batch of carbon analysis from electronics giant reveals how clean technologies can help slash emissions from transportation and distribution. The German-headquartered company first started collecting carbon data in 2020, and as such the data unveiled yesterday provides the first year-on-year comparison of its climate impact.

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Triumph Motorcycles revs up its first e-bike

Business Green

The iconic British motorcycle manufacturer this week unveiled the Trekker GT e-bike, which boasts a 504Wh battery that delivers a range of roughly 150km per charge. E-scooters, which are seen as more inclusive than e-bikes because they do not require pedalling, are technically illegal in the UK.