📈 European Ebike Spike

Plus, Muji designs a moped for Honda, Zoomo breaks into postal delivery, and Autoliv develops a helmet with an airbag.

July 12, 2022

Micromobility America

Heads up! The Early Adopter special for Micromobility America is ending this Friday (July 15th).

Worth $700 in savings, Early Adopter tickets offer complete access to an exceptional lineup of content, networking, rides, and product launches in the SF Bay Area on Sept 15-16.

Don’t miss your chance to meet the key companies, teams, and leaders behind the global micromobility movement.

What You Need to Know This Week

  • Electric bike sales in Europe topped 5M in 2021 for the first time, meaning the market is now nearly 25% electric.

  • Hackers are literally speeding up China’s electric two-wheeler takeover by disabling speed limiters for faster rides.

  • Used ebikes across the top 5 major US markets are sold with an average usage of 252.81 miles.

  • Äike T, the latest consumer scooter from Estonia’s Äike, is built like a tank with a 330lb weight capacity, serious waterproofness, a USB-C charging port, and a 10-year frame warranty.

  • Toyota distributors in France plan to start carrying cargo bikes from Douze Cycles.

  • Meanwhile cargo bikes are taking the UK by storm as gas prices surge.

  • Zoomo, an ebike subscription service, is bringing pedal power to postal delivery through a new partnership with SG Fleet.

  • Honda has teamed up with Japanese retailer Muji to design a minimalist electric sit-down scooter.

  • If you want evidence that painful gas prices are pushing people toward micromobility, just look at Denver. So many people tried to apply for the city’s new ebike program, which provides between $400-$1200 in vouchers, that the website crashed yesterday. Meanwhile, Lime and Lyft both say they set micromobility ridership records last month, and Denver’s municipal bikeshare system just announced it is adding ebikes.

  • Ducati has unveiled two new folding ebikes.

  • Top Gear gives the Citroen Ami, a tiny EV that looks like a car but is actually designated as a quadricycle, a 9/10 rating.

  • The Massachusetts Department of Transportation says it needs better data to plan micromobility projects.

  • Veo says its sit-down scooter business is profitable with fleets in 49 US cities.

  • New York’s public housing authority wants to bar its 500,000 residents from having ebikes inside their units following a spate of battery fires.

  • China’s ongoing lockdowns are pushing more urban commuters to get into bikes, particularly high-end international brands.

Jobs to Be Done

Welcome to our jobs board, where every week we post open positions in hopes of connecting our talented readers with professional opportunities in the burgeoning world of new mobility. Find out who’s hiring below and sign up for the newsletter to view fresh listings every week.

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Felyx: Sales Associate (Germany)

VanMoof: Bike Mechanic Team Lead (New Jersey)

Micromobility Industries: Content Lead (remote)