Tag: Micromobility

The pandemic has changed how people view transportation. Just when Lyft and Uber were hitting their stride, sharing a vehicle with someone became a concern about hygiene and viral transmissibility. A sudden reversal occurred in 2021, and American drivers once again became enamored with owning a personal vehicle. While shared mobility is slow to regain favor, micromobility solutions are primed to pick up in popularity. Generally, these short-range transportation options are part of the first-mile/last-mile nexus and are intended primarily as urban solutions. Among the top micromobility trends are e-bikes and e-scooters but in large cities, there can be both...

Depending on the region you live in, electric bikes are the in-thing now. And if they are not popular in your location yet, they soon will. For so many reasons, electric bikes have a whole lot of advantages over the regular bikes that are manually pedaled. The development and introduction of electric bikes have entirely revolutionized biking by eliminating some constraints associated with standard bikes (e.g. pedaling-induced stress, knee pain, climbing heights, etc.). For starters, electric bikes (also called e-Bikes or eBikes) are basically regular bikes that have been integrated with components like rechargeable batteries, a motor, smart sensors, and a...