Fleet owners that represent more than 2.5 million vehicles on the road and claim more than $1.1 trillion in annual revenue figure they should have some say in the matter of building out the national EV charging network here in the US, and they have a lot to say. A … [continued]
On Monday, shared scooter and bike company Lime set an ambitious climate target for the company. While anybody can announce that they want to be carbon-neutral, Lime chose to go the harder route and use a scientifically-validated approach to its planning. We're excited to announce that our industry-leading carbon target … [continued]
Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon EU lawmakers should set an end date for selling new combustion engine cars in Europe no later than 2035, 27 companies have said in a joint appeal this week.¹ The open call will continue to gather support for a phase-out ahead of the review … [continued]
Welcome to China × Cleantech — January 2021 edition. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month. Happy 牛 Year! I hope your Spring festival went well, Happy 牛 (NIU) Year. EV Sales China — 9.4% Plugin Vehicle Share In Another Record Month On the 28th of … [continued]
Lime has quietly expanded into pedal-assisted e-bike rentals, and the success of that program has inspired it to add a new commuting solution that goes beyond that last mile: NIU electric scooters.
Micromobility companies offering inexpensive rentals of electric scooters and bikes saw explosive growth before the start of the pandemic. The two largest, Bird and Lime, had reached valuations of over $2 billion each, a startling amount for such young companies.
Chinmay Malaviya and Charlie Depman are relentless entrepreneurs and when a great idea came by, they knew it was the right time to jump. Having spent years working in personal electric mobility at the likes of Bird, Lime, and Scoot, they had their fingers on the pulse of the industry. … [continued]
When we think about the need for the world to go electric, we generally think about the need for people — individual humans — to go electric. However, more than half of the vehicles on US roads are vehicles from corporate fleets, according to Ceres, a nonprofit investor coalition representing $11 trillion that is focused on sustainability matters.
OPTEC International has launched an all-terrain 3-wheel EMT & enforcement agency rapid response electric scooter (e-scooter) called the OPTEC Zuumer.
The company is set to kick-off the LimePod program, starting with 500 EVs in Seattle.
