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Make room for minicars, the electric vehicles cities need

Electric minicars are taking off globally, driven by advances in battery tech and growing climate concerns. Could they become the next big thing in the US?
Can e-bikes go mainstream?
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Can e-bikes go mainstream?

VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike company taking inspiration from Apple and Tesla, is one of the world’s hottest brands in a bike market remade by the pandemic. Will it help reshape urban transportation?
World’s fastest electric ferries are coming to Stockholm

World’s fastest electric ferries are coming to Stockholm

With urban transportation trying to get greener, could a trial service to the Swedish capital’s outer islands be the start of a bigger trend?
How e-scooters are transforming Tel Aviv

How e-scooters are transforming Tel Aviv

The city is building micromobility infrastructure to support an increasing number of e-scooters and bikes on congested city streets.
The Point, a new Utah community, will be a 15-minute city

The Point, a new Utah community, will be a 15-minute city

“One of our goals is to create what we’ve termed a one-car community.”
Transit use must double to meet 1.5°C goal, mayors warn

Transit use must double to meet 1.5°C goal, mayors warn

As COP26 events focus on electric vehicles, a new report calls for $208 billion in annual public transit investments to decarbonize transportation. 
Super-fast E-bikes could risk a regulatory backlash

Super-fast E-bikes could risk a regulatory backlash

The newest electric bikes can go much faster than pedal-only riders, which could spur a backlash from pedestrians and a crackdown from regulators. 
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