Inside Beam’s Queensland Headquarters

Team members in Beam E-scooter warehouse

Brisbane, Queensland Most Australian cities are at least somewhere along the progression of either trialling or fully implementing shared e-scooter and e-bike systems. But they’re all playing catch up to Brisbane, which is already five years down the path and has the largest share fleet. Brisbane started with e-scooter share schemes in 2018 and Beam…

Laptop Batteries the Key to Kenyan Electric Bike Business

Ecomobilus e-bike battery

Nairobi, Kenya A Kenyan physics teacher has adapted old laptop batteries to continue powering his e-bike and has turned the innovation into a flourishing business. Paul Waweru turned to laptop batteries when his e-bike stopped working and, unable to source a replacement, he was unable to travel to work. “Nobody was selling electric bikes in…

$5.2 Million Financing Round for Repairable Battery Maker

Bordeaux, France A French company producing e-bike batteries that can be repaired in less than 10 minutes has raised €3.3 million (A$5.2 million) in a new financing round. The company, Gouach, plans to use the funds to boost its team of 15 people and market its eco-friendly battery to fleet operators and manufacturers in the…

World’s First Fully Recycled Lithium Battery Cell

Northvolt Labs in the Swedish city of Västerås

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…

What Do Tesla’s Battery Day Announcements Mean for Micromobility?

After months of largely Coronavirus induced logistical delays, on Tuesday 21st September, Tesla finally presented their much hyped and anticipated ‘Battery Day’ as part of their annual shareholder meeting. You can watch the entire three hour plus event here. But to summarise the long and detailed technical presentation into a single graphic, please refer to…

New Technology Will Mean Greater Range, Smaller Batteries for Ebikes

Bosch

Bosch is investing approximately one billion Euros (A$1.63 billion) in new silicon carbide semiconductor technology that is due to enter production in the first half of 2020. In simple terms, the new semiconductors allow power to flow more efficiently from the ebike battery to the motor. Bosch says that semiconductors made of silicon carbide set…