General News
Welcome to the First Micromobility Report Podcast!
Wollongong, NSW & Brisbane, Qld I’m thrilled to announce that we’re officially launching the Micromobility Podcast today! We’re planning to bring you one interview per month with guests from around Australia and the world. Our first interview, live now, is with Philip and Irene McAleese, co-founders of See.Sense. Established in 2013 by Philip and Irene…
World Bicycle Relief Plans to Exceed One Million Bicycles
Chicago, USA On Boxing Day, 26th December 2024 a huge earthquake caused a tsunami that swept across Indonesia and neighbouring countries, killing almost a quarter of a million people and leaving millions more homeless. F.K. Day and his wife Leah watched these events unfold from their home in the USA and wanted to help. That…
New Portal to Enhance 2025 Micromobility Report Yearbook
Earlier this year we launched the first annual Micromobility Report Yearbook. We’re now well underway with planning and working towards the 2nd edition of the Micromobility Report Yearbook. After an extensive process of scope documentation and recruiting, we hired an experienced programming contractor. They are writing a new portal that will create a single interface…
Active Transport Lessons from Taipei for Australia
Taipei, Taiwan When it comes to transportation and urban design, every large city faces a similar set of challenges and trade-offs, but they respond to these in vastly different ways. Taipei is the capital and by far the largest city of Taiwan. I first visited in 1996 to attend the annual Taipei Cycle expo, which…
Advocacy Briefs: AGF Closes, Good Cycles Celebrates 10 Years
Amy Gillett Foundation Closes Amy Gillett was an Australian elite cyclist who was killed in Germany in July 2005 when a vehicle mowed down the Australian women’s team during a training ride. In 2006 the Amy Gillett Foundation was created, and over the almost two decades since then, it has been best known for its…
Everything Electric Show Organisers Embrace Micromobility
Sydney Showgrounds, NSW Everything Electric returned for their second annual Australian expo, held from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th February 2024 at the Sydney Showgrounds. Last year, the event was branded the Fully Charged Show, matching the name of the YouTube channel founded by British actor Robert Llewellyn in 2010 that now has over one…
Advocacy Briefs: CEO Personnel Changes in Four Key Advocacy Organisations
Three Australian and one International advocacy organisation have all recently announced changes at the CEO level. Bicycle SA CEO of Bicycle South Australia, Brett Gillett is stepping down from the role due to health reasons. Brett has run the peak cycling advocacy group for South Australia for two years after taking over from long-time previous…
World News Briefs: Some Good News From Around the World
Battery Fire Crisis Leading Towards Federal Legislation in USA On Sunday 3rd December another person died in New York City due to a lithium-ion battery fire. This was the 18th fatality in New York City so far in 2023 alone plus 145 injuries. Although not confirmed as the cause, from initial reports an e-bike was…
Handing Over the Editorial Reins
This is my last issue as editor of the Micromobility Report and its sister publication, The Latz Report bicycle trade magazine. I would like to thank everyone I’ve met and that has helped us put these magazines together during my two and a half years in the role. The micromobility and bicycle sectors are full…
Yearbook Listing Invitation for Australia’s Micromobility Players
Wollongong, NSW The first comprehensive, nation-wide listing of organisations in all sectors of Australia’s micromobility industry is scheduled to be launched later this year, with relevant organisations being contacted to confirm their details. The inaugural Micromobility Report Yearbook, incorporating manufacturers and distributors of e-bikes, e-scooters and other electric personal transportation vehicles, will be a valuable…