Category: Electric Vehicles
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Scooter Sharing with a Seat #CES2019
Erin Bita, Vice President Global Marketing of Razor, explains how they have listened to their customers and municipalities in the creation of their scooter-share business, Razor Share. From a product perspective, Razor designs and builds two-wheel scooters, as well as the EcoSmart Electric Scooter with a seat and basket that Bita rides and describes in…
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Better Capital Utilization Leads to More Sustainable Living – #InnovationandImpact
“You need to know where to look to understand what those dynamics are, what the physics of that movement of the puck is,” says Gil Friend, Chair of Natural Logic, Inc. and Founder of Critical Path Capital. Reflecting on Wayne Gretzky’s classic wisdom about adjusting to the future, in the above interview, Friend suggests that…
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Electric Fleet Manager of the Future is a Familiar Name #CES2019
Ryder showed off their fleet management prowess at CES2019. In this interview with Chris Nordh, Sr. Dir. of Advanced Vehicle Technology and Energy Products, discusses their relationship with electric van manufacturer Chanje, the recent purchase of 1,000 of those vans by Federal Express, as well as the future of autonomous shared people and parcel movement.…
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The Invisible Chauffeur #CES2019
A four-wheel autonomous vehicle that travels up to 5 MPH, with a range of 10 miles and is a great option for moving people in closed environments, such as airports, is what WHILL debuted at CES2019. It will map the route, has collision avoidance, and swappable batteries to minimize downtime. The consumer version is sub-$4,000…
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Through the Air or On the Ground, CES2019 had Mobility Covered
Whether by air, road, bike lane, hallway or virtually, via wireless, CES2019 had all aspects of mobility covered. Starting with wireless, announcements of so-called “5G” were everywhere. Wireless carriers are racing ahead of standards and chipset compatibility to establish beachheads in markets served by traditional wireline networks, such as cable and fiber providers. Of course,…
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A Concrete Plan for Wireless Charging #IDTechEx
The concept of wireless charging sounds great until literally, the rubber hits the road. It is one thing to make the technology work in a lab but creating a wireless charging system that easily integrates into an existing street and withstands the stress and pounding of heavy vehicle traffic is an entirely different challenge. Magment’s…