Optec Zuumer e-scooter Appeals To Emergency First Responders
OPTEC International has launched an all-terrain 3-wheel EMT & enforcement agency rapid response electric scooter (e-scooter) called the OPTEC Zuumer.
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Lime Joins DriveNow & Car2Go In Seattle’s Car-Sharing Showdown
The company is set to kick-off the LimePod program, starting with 500 EVs in Seattle.
Get Ready For Coming Electric Helmet Scooter Laws
It’s chilling seeing a young man riding an electric scooter on a main street with only flip-flops and a pair of shorts. You can’t help wonder how long. … You know what I mean — how long until the first fatality. And then it happened. I got home and heard about a 24-year-young man who passed away after falling off one.
And now make way for laws and politicians.
Uber Rolls Into Santa Monica, California, With Yet Another Scooter Sharing Service
Uber is rolling out its new scooter sharing service in Santa Monica, California, today with a free trial to lure riders in and away from incumbents Lime and Bird.
Uber Developing An Electric Scooter In-House With An Eye To The Future Of Electric Mobility
Uber is looking to get into the electric scooter game by building its own electric scooters, according to a new report. The company is looking to flesh out its portfolio of mobility solutions with recently acquired Jump Bikes and a new electric scooter that it is reportedly building in-house.
Electric Scooter Charging: Is It Your Next Side Job?
Collections of electric scooters distributed in urban centers require recharging and maintenance, so there are a number of independent contractor roles available to service them. These new jobs are supposedly part of the ‘gig economy’.
Uber Plans To Become The “Amazon For Transportation,” But Are Cities Ready?
Uber has added electric scooter sharing company Lime to its app-based portfolio as it seeks to become the “Amazon of transportation.” Lyft has countered by investing in bike sharing company Motivate. But the real issue is redesigning cities for the 21st century — before it ends.
Zero Carbon Cement Production with Solar Thermal
In a study published in a recent issue of Chemical Communications, a team of researchers from Virginia’s George Washington University explain a revolutionary way to make lime cement that releases zero CO2 emissions – and costs less too. After coal-powered electricity, cement manufacture is the next biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, because … [continued]
