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Tasmania Leads Australia in E-bike Purchasing Incentives
Hobart, Tasmania The Tasmania Government has begun piecing together the details of its announced $1.2 million incentives to increase the uptake of electric vehicles, e-bikes and e-scooters, promised during the unveiling of its Climate Change Action Plan 2023-25 last month. The Government’s Climate Change Office confirmed this week it `has begun consultation with relevant community…
Concrete Changes, Not Changes to Concrete, The Secret to Road Safety for All
Adelaide, SA This column by Bicycle SA CEO Brett Gillett appeared recently on the advocacy group’s website. We thought it was worth reproducing in the Micromobility Report, with Brett’s permission. If you drink and drive, you’re ‘a bloody idiot!’. If you throw a wild swing at someone, you’re not delivering a ‘king hit’, you’re inflicting…
First Seated E-Scooters for Australian Share Services
Brisbane, Queensland Seated e-scooters are available as part of a share service in Australia for the first time, with Beam introducing 200 of them to its Brisbane service last weekend. Beam says the seated scooters “offer a practical choice to those who find standing e-scooters and pedal assist e-bikes challenging for use, or those travelling…
PhD Scholarship to Research Cycling-Led Emission Reductions
Perth, WA Curtin University is offering a scholarship to complete a PhD on urban cycling’s role to reduce transport emissions. The Curtin School of Design and Built Environment has introduced the scholarship for up to three and a half years, to achieve greater understanding of cycling’s potential to contribute to the decarbonisation of transport systems…
Micromobility and Sustainable Transport in Upcoming ITS Global Summit
Melbourne, Vic ITS Australia (Intelligent Transport Systems) will include sustainable transport as part of its Global Summit in Melbourne from 28th-31st October 2023. The summit will be the largest gathering of international transport technology leaders in Australia since Melbourne hosted the World Congress in 2016. ITS Australia is the peak body for advanced transport technology…
Rail Trail News: Northern Rivers & Boorowa Galong Rail Trails
Casino & Boorowa, NSW Work as begun on the most south-western end of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail in NSW, coinciding with news that initial patronage at the other end of the NRRT has far surpassed expectations. Richmond Valley Council started construction of the Casino to Bentley section earlier this month, including the entry to…
Perth Investor Revives Tiller
Fremantle, WA Fremantle e-bike manufacturer Tiller has been rescued by a new investor, Perth company Electro Ventures, Tiller founder and owner Julian Illich announced this month. Julian said the venture will move forward as Tiller 2.0, which will shift the business model to a lease-to-buy model, with weekly payments instead of up-front payment. He said…
Publisher Phil Latz Adds Media Sales Role
Wollongong, NSW Micromobility Report Publisher Phil Latz has decided to also take over the role of Media Sales Manager. “We’ve had some challenges in successfully filling this role over the past six months,” Phil said. “As all business owners know, it’s been a very tough recruitment environment in the current era of full employment. “Rather…
Youthful Ambitions for Tenterfield MTB Destination
Tenterfield, NSW A northern NSW town’s social enterprise to put its youth on the right track recently reached a major milestone in its quest to become Australia’s first large-scale, year-round MTB destination. Tenterfield’s Angry Bull Trails (ABT) late last month signed the deeds for $4.1 million in Federal Government funding to establish 174km of trails…
Australia’s First Accredited Training for E-Scooter and E-Bike Mechanics
Brisbane, Queensland Australia’s first vocational pathway tailored to e-scooters and e-bikes is being developed by a pilot partnership between TAFE Queensland and share service provider Beam. The six-month pilot will begin next month to explore accredited training to create a nationally recognised qualification for e-bike and e-scooter mechanics, Beam announced this month. It says the…