Features
Our micromobility Features are typically longer form articles than are less time-sensitive that Latest News.
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…
VanMoof Bankrupt and Rad Power Retreats from Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands A former beacon heading the rise of urban e-bikes, VanMoof, has been declared bankrupt. On 17th July, the Court of Amsterdam declared the Dutch legal entities VanMoof Global Holding B.V., VanMoof B.V. and VanMoof Global Support B.V. bankrupt, confirming rumours about the Netherlands company that has been a darling of the industry and…
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…
We’re Changing the Micromobility Report Newsletter Frequency
Wollongong, NSW From this month forward, we’ll be publishing the Micromobility Report newsletter once per month. When we launched Micromobility Report, we were publishing a monthly newsletter, then from the start of 2022, we increased the frequency to twice per month. However, we have not seen any increase in advertising revenue since increasing the frequency…
High Quality Return for China Cycle
Shanghai, China If it wasn’t electric, it wasn’t important, according to the visitor response to last month’s China Cycle 2023 in Shanghai. In a post-Covid comeback event notably dominated by a massive increase in e-mobility, those remaining exhibits without e-bikes, e-scooters or light electric vehicles were deserted throughout the show’s four days, according to Tony…
2023 Micromobility Conference Postponed – A Personal Letter from Phil Latz
Wollongong, NSW I’m writing to announce that we’ve decided to postpone the 2023 Micromobility Conference. We ran the first Micromobility Conference in November 2022 and although it was a great success in terms of fantastic speakers, encouraging reviews from delegates and many other positive aspects, it ran at a financial loss. It’s about a month…
What Does Australia’s Bike Industry Future Look Like?
This article originally run in our sister publication, The Latz Report, late last month. While the report is focused on the Australian bicycle industry, the level of response from members of the broader micromobility sector persuaded us to reproduce the article in the Micromobility Report. As we all know, Australia’s bike industry went through an…
VivaCity’s Advanced AI Putting Traffic Authorities on the Front Foot
~ Sponsored Content ~ “Crikey that was close!” How many times have our adrenaline-charged hearts skipped a beat to similar thoughts as a vehicle nearly squeezes us or a co-rider crashing into the gutter? “This totally changes the way we talk about and manage road safety for cyclists and pedestrians.” Near-misses are not only frightening…
Life-Changing Lessons as Chicks Turn 10
Brisbane, Queensland A leading movement to encourage more Australian women to ride bikes will celebrate its 10 anniversary this month. Chicks Who Ride Bikes has attracted 23,000 members since it was established on 15 April 2013, as a way for founder Jordana Blackman to foster her own newfound love of cycling. Recovering from cancer and…