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Despite Volatility, Micromobility Thrives in European Cities

The City Fix

Since the mid-2010s, cities around the globe have witnessed the explosion of free-floating electric bikes, mopeds and scooters on their streets. NUMO, the New Urban Mobility alliance, began tracking this phenomenon in 2019 with the New Mobility Atlas. Between 2019 and.

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Bloomberg’s new Electric Vehicle Outlook says sales of ICE vehicles peaked in 2017

Charged

The authors see little danger that EV adoption will be derailed by the current health crisis, saying that ongoing cost and technology improvements will outweigh the temporary impacts of the pandemic. The first segment to reach the tipping point will be large cars in Europe, which will achieve price parity by 2022.

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5 Shifts Needed to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

The City Fix

It’s how we get to school and work, how we visit our families, and how we access our food and health care. Transportation connects us to one another. It’s also how we ship goods and deliver services. As economies and.

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NorthVolt’s Battle Plan to Win the Upcoming Battery-Wars

Mr. Sustainability

An interview with CEO Peter Carlsson, who urges Europe to quickly build on its own battery knowledge. They want to wear one for health and safety reasons. A Time For Growth The need to reduce carbon emissions has enormous consequences for Europe, explains Carlsson. That makes the European car industry, with 2.7 White sneakers.

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Innovative biophilic design planned for new village in Portugal

AGreenLiving

The location and the focus on health are seen through the plans to cater to mobility to, from, and onsite with electric vehicle charging stations and infrastructure to support the use of bicycles and electric scooters. Fuse Valley will also connect to the main public transport via shuttles.

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Urwahn Platzhirsch e-bike wins major sustainability award

AGreenLiving

German bike maker Urwahn has received the German Sustainability Award 2022, Europe’s biggest award for social and ecological commitment to helping the planet, for its E-Bike Platzhirsch. In addition, we pay all people involved in the value creation fairly, pay attention to regulated working hours and preserve health protection.”

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility. Company profile.