Mearth

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Electric scooters, whether you see them as a toy or personal transport, can cost up to $2500. A commuter electric scooter cost much less, but a premium e scooter can cost up to $1500. There are no locks specifically made for an electric scooter (yet), but you can use a bike lock to prevent a huge loss. Cable locks.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 24, 2019

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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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

Scooters, bikes and low-emission vehicles. Invest in carbon offset programs. Scooters, Bikes and Low Emission Vehicles. Assess your surrounding transit areas to locate bike parking, bike sharing and electric scooter rentals. Electric scooter rentals are offered by companies like Lime, Spin and Bird.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

Further investments have been announced in the Tyne and Wear Metro and Middlesborough train station, while the government's Bus Open Data Service also went live yesterday. This investment - to reconnect isolated communities, improve stations and deliver new trains - shows that we are putting our money where our mouth is.".

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The young e-scooter companies also own large "fleets," although not in the traditional sense. . Investments in software and data, as well as building deep relationships with utilities, will be key to helping fleets navigate this daunting ecosystem. The definition of fleet is evolving. Fleet leaders are also facing increasing pressure.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Nowadays, people can also invest in e-mopeds, e-bikes, electric scooters, and even electric skateboards. E-bikes, scooters, and skateboards are becoming particularly widespread in European cities, as they offer superior speed and ease of use over their traditional counterparts. Balance is key.

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CleanTech Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

From smart-lithium battery-powered scooters and copper extraction to farming platforms, find the recent deals worth looking at. Looking for the latest cleantech deals?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Recovering the critical raw materials residing within electronic waste will require investment, and a legal framework to incentivise this will be essential, say the authors (image credit: Steve Janosik , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Support more targeted private investments in new technology research and development.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It came as Transport for London (TfL) announced a plan to trial rental e-scooters in the capital, working with local councils and London boroughs to enable people to use the greener transport option while developing a better understanding of how it can be effectively integrated into the city's built environment. e-scooters?are

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Better Ventures

DECEMBER 2, 2018

With the launch of our third fund earlier this fall, we’ve been active on the deal front and recently closed our first two investments in Ride Report and Unnatural Products. We invested in the company’s seed round, which was led by Homebrew and included Urban Innovation Fund. And we’d love to see you at at one of our upcoming events.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

Government also seeks views on 'biggest shake up of transport laws in a generation' to harness emerging green transport technologies such as electric scooters. This review will ensure we understand the potential impacts of a wide range of new transport modes such as e-scooters, helping to properly inform any decisions on legalisation.

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Charged

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Applications include small city EVs, drones, e-bikes, e-scooters and robotics. We are now focusing on scaling with our production partner, seeking additional investment and finalizing agreements for a number of key applications, including drones and e-bikes.”. Source: Morand Cars.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

Government also seeks views on 'biggest shake up of transport laws in a generation' to harness emerging green transport technologies such as electric scooters. This review will ensure we understand the potential impacts of a wide range of new transport modes such as e-scooters, helping to properly inform any decisions on legalisation.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

In addition, Lyft operates bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in certain regions and integrates its app with public transit data. . Lyft says that the COVID-19 crisis forced the company to "rethink our priorities and focus on cost-effective investments.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

Cars, buses, trucks, scooters and even planes are going electric, and Britain needs an electricity grid able to cope with it, writes Onward's Ted Christie-Miller. That hope was reiterated in the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan late last year, with an investment of half a billion in hydrogen technology.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Electric bike and scooter company Lime has unveiled plans to achieve net zero emissions across its business and value chain by 2030 by transitioning its operations to clean energy, investing in sustainable manufacturing and technologies, and switching its operations fleet to electric vehicles (EVs).

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

He includes upfront capital investment, electricity costs and vehicle replacement cycles into his budget. Lime is best known for its global network of 100,000 electric scooters and bikes, but it also manages a fleet of vehicles tasked with repairing and rebalancing those units. Remember, it will take a village.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.  Deals of the Week (10/22-10/29) Late-Stage / Growth 🛵 Ola Electric , a Bengaluru, India-based electric scooters developer, raised $384M in Growth funding from Temasek Holdings and State Bank of India.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This turbulence may even lead GM to back out of a deal that had been announced with Nikola, although the terms of that deal are EXTREMELY favorable for GM (GM acquired a stake in the company and a commitment to use its products and services without making a cash investment). No, of course not. after all, SPACs are just a mechanism.

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 30, 2019

August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and Scooters are Driving Themselves Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology policy, and investing. Link If the Scooter Rides Itself, What Am I Here For?

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The goal is not only to provide a central location for e-bike, e-scooter, and e-moped shopping, but to pivot the way people are thinking about transportation options. Compared to renting e-rides regularly or investing in a car, the cost of purchasing e-transport is a budget-friendly option too.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Councils looking to develop more inclusive street designs to support more people in wheelchairs and mobility scooters are also being encourage to apply for the funding, while bids for funding must also show that their proposals take women's safety into account, the government agency said.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

The government-owned company - which is responsible for maintaining and improving England's major roads - said some of the investment would also go towards boosting biodiversity, tackling noise pollution, and improving flood resilience, while also saving "millions of hours by improving journey times".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Britain's biggest business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on the government to switch gears in its transport and infrastructure investment, in a new report today which outlines a range of recommendations on delivering low-carbon commutes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2022

Indian electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Ola Electric is to invest £100m in a new "global hub" for automotive design and engineering in Coventry to support of its ambition to "build the future of mobility", the company announced today.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

It also unveiled plans to fast track trials for e-scooters rental schemes, in a bid to make it easier for urban commuters to get to work. We then need a long-term cycling and walking investment strategy to help retain the clean air and quiet streets which have been among the most noticeable 'silver linings' of this horrible crisis.".

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Clean Energy Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

October Cleantech Roundup: Fires, Autonomous Shuttle Buses, Long-Duration Energy Storage Investments, and More! Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights cleantech news and offers perspective on industry, technology, policy, and investing. of the fund, so unlikely to be a big factor in near-term fund performance either way).

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

There is real money to be made from investing in companies with the greatest potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, argues World Fund’s Tim Schumacher. Instead, software and marketplace investments and micromobility have received the majority of climate tech funding as seemingly "safe bets" for investors.

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 31, 2019

Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, from policy changes to technology updates and investment news. Link Scooter companies continue to receive large investments , with European companies Wind and Dott both raising at least $30 million in Series A rounds. Link (Wind).

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

in Convertible notes from BlackRock, CPP Investments, OMERS, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and other investors. ⚒️ Techmet , a Dublin, UK-based critical minerals investment platform, raised $200M to expand their critical minerals operations.

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Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

Middling government action Also, one crosscutting theme that is hard to avoid is the significant increase in new climate tech investment funds. Credit: The Economist One other trend that is sure to be clear to folks following the space is the incredible surge in climate tech investment over the year (really over the last couple of years).

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

The current administration's 2020 investment of £2bn in walking and cycling schemes to help level up the country was welcome, and we're asking that this be increased for the long-term by the next occupant of 10 Downing Street. Xavier Brice is CEO at active travel charity Sustrans.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

At present there are seven million passenger EVs on the world's roads, together with 500,000 electric buses, almost 400,000 electric delivery vans and trucks, and 184 million electric mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles, according to the analysis. million barrels a day by 2040.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

The Department for Transport also said that it had fast-tracked statutory guidance that would allow councils to reallocate road space for cyclists and pedestrians, and announced that it had brought forward e-scooter trials planned for 2021 to next month in order to encourage a broader range of greener alternatives to public transport.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

A map released by Lime , a scooter-share company, showed that over the summer, trips have become more concentrated within neighborhoods, rather than sprawling across the city. As a fundamental public service, public transit should be conceived as a scalable, resilient and adaptive system. So how would we go about it?

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 20, 2021

In fact, more startups, major tech brands, and governments are investing in green technologies. Using green technology has been around for a few decades, but it’s only in recent years that it gained popularity and push for development. Moreover, the industry is expected to reach around $48.36 billion by 2027 globally. That’s a 24.3%

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