Posts by Scott Green
750km Milan Network to Make Cycling ‘the Most Obvious Choice’
Milan, Italy Milan is set to become Italy’s most cycle-friendly city, courtesy of a plan to develop a 750km network of cycling infrastructure and increase cycling rates to 20% of all journeys in the city. Late last year, Milan Metropolitan Council approved the €240 million (A$383 million) Cambio biciplan for 24 “super-cycle lines”: four circular, 16 radial…
Pioneering Car-Free Neighbourhood a Stepping Stone to City
Tempe, Arizona, US A company developing the US’s first car-free neighbourhood from scratch has raised US$30 million (A$41.89 million) to fuel its goal to create a car-free city. As Culdesac prepares to officially open its first project – a neighbourhood in Tempe, Arizona – the company has raised a $30M Series A led by Khosla Ventures.…
E-Bikes Still Most Popular Electric Vehicles in US
Fort Myers, Florida, US e-Bike sales in the US outstripped electric car purchases for the second consecutive year in 2021, as both shot up at a similar trajectory, according to the latest figures from the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA). The data, reported on the Bloomberg Green website, estimates the US imported nearly 790,000 electric…
Productivity Commission Calls for Consideration of Higher e-Bike Speeds
Sydney, NSW A NSW Productivity Commission report has advocated a review of e-bike speeds, current power limits for cargo bikes and the State’s ban on electric scooters, saying relaxing these regulations could bring substantial benefits. The Regulating Emerging Technologies report, released in November, focuses on personal mobility devices, e-bikes and drones, and says they “have the…
World’s First Fully Recycled Lithium Battery Cell
Västerås, Sweden Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has announced it has produced the first fully recycled lithium-ion battery cell, in a major breakthrough towards the sustainability of micromobility and other transport. Northvolt’s recycling program, Revolt, last month produced the cell with 100% recycled nickel, manganese and cobalt, which had been recovered from battery waste using a…
High Appetite for More Intelligent e-Bikes
Leicestershire, UK Digital integration, for more ‘intelligent’ e-bikes, will be a driving force in attracting more people away from other modes of transport, according to a study from a Leicestershire university. The survey – Electric bicycles, next generation low carbon transport systems – sought to identify the integrated intelligent features most likely to encourage current…
Tasmania Legalises E-scooters
Hobart, Tasmania e-Scooters have been legalised in Tasmania after the State parliament amended Tasmania’s Traffic Act last month. The Government delivered on its election commitment to allow privately-owned and share scheme scooters on shared paths and selected local roads. “I’m very pleased to report that e-scooters will be hitting our streets this summer, providing a…
Keeping You More Up To Date
Wollongong, NSW Never before have the global bicycle and micromobility sectors experienced such rapid and major changes, as the world embraces them as transport solutions and escalating technologies drive their evolution. Major bike news from Australia and around the world is coming thick and fast, so from early 2022 the Micromobility Report and The Latz…
Beam Brings Share Scooters to Three WA Cities
Bunbury, WA Global micromobility company Beam will bring shared e-mobility operations to WA this summer, with operations in three cities after law changes allowed the use of e-scooters in that State. The app-based service will be available in Esperance and Rockingham for the first time, as shared e-mobility trials, and will be returning to Bunbury. Beam…
Trails a Natural Progression for TRC Tourism
Jindabyne, NSW Nature trail users are becoming more diverse, more demanding and vastly more numerous, according to Australia’s newest trail design and construction company, TRC Trails. “Users across all outdoor recreation activities have increasingly higher expectations in terms of the experience they seek, how that experience is supported,” according to a statement announcing the company’s…