Electrification

Christopher Carey rounds up the key talking points from a recent capitaltribunenews.com City Leadership Forum event attended by transport decision-makers from across Europe. As cities bounce back from COVID-19 and traffic returns, transport leaders are looking to incorporate...

The Urban Transport Group is calling for a new national framework to give local transport authorities the option to regulate key aspects of micromobility services in line with their individual needs and circumstances. In a new report, the...

Bogota has won the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy’s 2022 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) in recognition of its achievements in boosting active travel. The Colombian capital was one of the first cities in the world to create...

The US cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are set to launch a network of 100 percent renewably powered on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points which can be used by private EVs as well as vehicles from the...

A new shared e-bike scheme in the UK will recruit and train unemployed and vulnerable people, paying them a living wage. The initiative from The Big Issue Group, in partnership with micromobility company ShareBike, has been launched in...

A road system that wirelessly charges electric vehicles (EVs) as they drive will be piloted on a one-mile stretch in Detroit. Israeli start-up Electreon has been selected for the inductive charging trial following a request for proposals (RFP)...

Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has outlined plans to invest KRW 345.9 billion (US$287 million) this year on over 1,000 projects to “kickstart the digital transformation for the post-COVID-19 era”. This includes establishing its own metaverse platform, expanding the...

UK start-up Urban-Air Port (UAP) has announced plans to establish 200 hubs for flying taxis and cargo drones across 65 cities globally over the next five years. The firm is set to launch its first ‘vertiport’, dubbed the...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced plans to update legislation to expedite the creation of new electric vehicle (EV) charging locations across the city. Changes to the city’s planning code will mean petrol stations and car parks...

Mobility operator Bolt has teamed up with Allianz Partners to provide insurance for its e-scooters across 26 European countries. The new three-year partnership will see Bolt scooter users covered by two types of insurance that are already embedded...