micromobility
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Citi Bike Rings in the New Year With a Price Hike
New York City and New Jersey residents who are already exasperated by periodic increases in MTA subway fares are going to lack even more options for cheap public transit. Out of the blue on Thursday, Citi Bike suddenly announced its bike share program was raising prices across the board, impacting annual paying members and non-members…
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Audi Is Recycling E-Tron Batteries to Make the Slickest Rickshaws out There
Electric vehicles are pretty great at cutting down your environmental impact. But there’s no denying that as electric cars age, their range and battery life begins to drop. And with the ecological message EVs are championing, trashing these batteries isn’s an option. So Audi has begun investigating uses for its old power packs, including fitting…
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The Shipping Backlog Is Costing Companies So Much, They’re Considering Bringing Production Back West
The logistical nightmare caused by the pandemic and subsequent high costs of shipping goods from Asia is making companies reconsider local production. At the very least, companies are thinking about “shortening supply chains” by bringing production back West, as Bloomberg reports. We may be seeing the start of a reshoring and near-shoring movement, with some…
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Land Energy Could Make A Capable Lightweight Electric Motorcycle For The Trail
A new EV startup is developing a couple of electric motorcycles which could prove to be trail-worthy, courtesy of their low weight and swappable battery packs. The company, Land Energy, is working on a line of modular two-wheelers that can be ridden as either an e-bicycle or a full-on electric motorcycle, complete with knobby tires.