French automaker Renault is developing a hybrid last-mile delivery model that would deploy drones and e-bikes from delivery vans.
Australia’s Zoomo, which builds light-electric bikes geared toward last-mile delivery services, gets a funding boost.
Zoomo wants to supplant gas mopeds and accelerate the move toward carbon-neutral cities.
Experts say disruption to the supply chain caused by the coronavirus crisis has been challenging for manufacturers of all sizes, particularly smaller companies.
Canadian courier Purolator has added electric trucks and cargo bikes to its Vancouver fleet as it continues to deploy more environmentally friendly delivery vehicles.
Proposed bill would exempt electric scooters from requiring brake lights and turn signals; oil prices drop 1 percent over U.S.-China trade talks; CES2019 is showcasing the future of transportation.
E-scooter startup Lime is having problems with vehicles catching fire – a problem it attributes to the batteries produced by Ninebot. It also is hearing complaints of bikes breaking down, which it figures is a design flaw of all Okai-manufactured vehicles, leading to a mass recalls on the said bikes.
As e-bike sharing startups flush cities with bikes for rent at dirt cheap prices, city administrations need to take a look in and understand the impact an unregulated e-biking scene could have on its roads.
