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46: Big micromobility - hitting the 500kg limit with Arcimoto CEO Mark Frohnmayer
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Oliver interviews Mark Frohnmayer, CEO of Arcimoto, a new 1100lb+ electric trike that has just gone into production in Eugene, O...
45: Owned Premium Lightweight Scooters - the Unagi story with CEO David Hyman
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews David Hyman, CEO of Unagi Scooters about the market for premium, lightweight owned micromobility. David’s backgro...
44: Self-driving scooters are coming! - Talking autonomous micromobility with Dmitry Shevelenko, CEO of Tortoise
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today's packed episode, Oliver interviews Dmitry Shevelenko, CEO of Tortoise, an autonomous scooter software company about the potential of self dr...
43: Shared Mopeds: next generation micromobility with Frank Reig, CEO of Revel
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews Frank Reig, CEO of Revel, an e-moped sharing system in NYC/DC that has just announced a $27.6m raise to expand to 1...
42: Micromobility Podcast Live from Berlin! - Micromobility in Germany and OEM disruption
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Horace and Oliver host a live podcast recording at The Drivery, an incubator in Berlin in front of an audience. They discuss the upco...
41: Implications of a Zero $ per Mile Marginal Cost
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver and Horace talk about cost-per-mile calculations for micromobility, and the implications of the recent blogpost that Horace pu...
40: Investing in Micromobility :: Martin Mignot of Index Ventures
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews Martin Mignot, a general partner at Index Ventures and panelist on our ‘Capital in Micromobility’ panel at the ...
39: The Market for Owned Micromobility :: Jeff Russakow, CEO of Boosted
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews Jeff Russakow, CEO of Boosted Boards, makers of the famous electric skateboards and now scooter. Boosted focuses on...
38: Assessing the Market for Micromobility in African and Asian cities
17 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Horace and Oliver run over Horace’s insights from his recent research using UN data into city-level potential for micromobility mar...
37: Micromobility in Europe - an Interview with Lawrence Leuschner, Co-Founder of Tier
11 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews Lawrence Leuschner, CEO and co-founder of Tier, one of Europe’s largest scooter operators with over 6 million cum...
36: Micromobility and Car Parking
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Horace and Oliver discuss Donald Shoup’s work, The High Cost of Free Parking, and why micromobility offers such a compelling counte...
35: Sampo Hietanen from MaaS Global/Whim on Micromobility
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews Sampo Heitanen, CEO of MaaS Global/Whim on their mobility as a service subscription model they have in Helsinki and...
34: Tiffany Chu from Remix on planning for micromobility, MDS and more
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews Tiffany Chu (@tchu88), co-founder and COO at Remix to discuss the role of software in helping cities plan for bette...
33: Creative Destruction: an update on shared micromobility business models
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver and Horace discuss a recent trip that Horace made around Continental Europe and reflect on the changing dynamics of shared mic...
32: David Zipper on the war over micromobility data standards
23 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Oliver interviews journalist David Zipper about the quietly brewing war over mobility data that is being played out between cities and share...
31: mMeetup - What makes Micromobility Disruptive?
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we release the content from a recent MM Meetup call with Horace where he unpacks 'What makes Micromobility Disruptive?'. This was r...
30: Regulating Micromobility — the Christchurch case study
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver interviews Nick Lovett (@nicklovettnz), Transport Policy Planner at the Christchurch City Council in New Zealand. Nick runs th...
29: The Micromobility Software Panel from MM California
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we publish the Software for Micromobility panel from the Micromobility California Summit. In this panel, Stacey Randecker Bartlett ...
28: Micromobility and Disaster Resilient Cities — the Christchurch, NZ case study
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Horace and Oliver discuss Horace's visit to Christchurch, New Zealand for the ITSNZ T-Tech 19 conference. For those that don't know, ...
27: The Scooter CEO Panel from the Micromobility California Summit
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we publish a panel discussion from the Micromobility California Summit in January. Derrick Ko (CEO, Spin), Michael Keating (CEO, Scoo...
26: The Uber S-1
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Horace and Oliver unpack the Uber S-1 filing, noting, among other things: - The parallels between Uber's assessment of total address...
25: The Case For Micromobility - A Recap Summary
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
New to micromobility? This episode is for you. Been with us all year? There is still plenty of depth and breadth being addressed. In this special epis...
24: The Micromobility FAQ's
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oliver and Horace discuss the Micromobility FAQ's and their significance. Specifically, they cover: - how it's categorised and why ...
23: Micromobility Venture Capital Panel, the new book, and the latest news
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Horace and Oliver discuss the new Micromobility book that is up on Kickstarter. This is the first book from Horace in the space, and ...
22: Micromobility Standards
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Horace and Oliver discuss vehicle standards and classifications based on Horace's recent discussions with the Society of Automotive E...
21: Regulating Micromobility - A Panel From the Recent Summit
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Oliver runs over recent news in the scooter/micromobility space with Michal Naka (@michalnaka) and we release the government re...
20: Investing in Micromobility with Reilly Brennan of Trucks VC
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode we do a very quick recap of the inaugural 2019 Micromobility Summit and then turn our attention to talk through what early stag...
19: Creating an Internet of Mobility with Boyd Cohen of Iomob
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show we have Boyd Cohen, CEO of Iomob, to discuss building a marketplace operating system for city transportation, and what is enabled ha...
18: Micromobility Safety with Steve Anderson
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have Steve Anderson (@Rashomon2) as a guest on the podcast. Steve has a long history in motorcycle safety and engineering forensi...
17: On Vandalism
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, Horace and Oliver talk through the challenges that vandalism poses to the shared micromobility model. Specifically we cover: - Th...
16: Tokenizing the Micromobility Business Model
22 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Horace and Oliver dig deep into the evolution of business models in transport, and how micromobility lays the foundation for th...
15: City Dashboards for Micromobility with Regina Clewlow of Populus
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Oliver talks with Regina Clewlow (@reginaclewlow), CEO of Populus.ai about her insights gained from building micromobility da...
14: Dediu's Law and Franchising Micromobility
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the recent Bird Platform announcement, why this was predictable given the dynamics of the market, and how franchising mig...
13: The Environmental Impact of Micromobility with Dr. Chris Cherry
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr Chris Cherry (@drchrischerry), Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tenne...
12: The Scooter Ecosystem with Michal Naka
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Twitter micromobility celebrity Michal Naka (@michalnaka), to talk about scooters, how they’re evolving in ...
11: The Democratization of Mobility: How Micromobility Addresses Mobility Poverty
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode Horace and Oliver are joined by Winston Kwon, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Social Innovation at the University of Edinburg...
10: Micromobility California Summit
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we unpack more about the latest data on micromobility adoption, what this implies for the total addressable market of micromobili...
9: Why Micromobility Platforms Matter
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s show, we examine the role of platforms in micromobility’s rise, and what role they might play in furthering adoption. Specifically, we...
8: The Total Addressable Market for Micromobility
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Micromobility has an addressable market of more than $1.4 trillion dollars annually in the US alone, a figure that makes it more valuable than longer ...
7: The Dutch Cycling Experience and Je ne sais quoi
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at the history of the Dutch cycle infrastructure, the symbiotic tension that we'll see between micromobility and autonomous v...
6: Going Premium: The iPhone of Bikesharing with Corinne Vogel of Smide
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode Horace and Oliver are joined by Corinne Vogel, head of operations at Smide bikeshare based in Zurich, Switzerland. Smide is a hi...
5: Scooters and Transport Ecologies
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s show we cover the rise of scooter sharing and how different localized constraints result in different micromobility solutions blooming. S...
4: Marchetti's Constant and the Power-Network-Intelligence Matrix of Micromobility
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at Marchetti's constant and why commute times tend to aggregate at under 1 hour per day. In this episode we also cover: ...
3: Getting to Here - The Historical Context of Micromobility's Emergence
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we refine the micromobility categorisation and unpack why urban infrastructure is a leading indicator to adoption. We run through: ...
2: What is micromobility, how do we define it, and why is it disruptive?
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we define the term micromobility and what is/isn’t in the categorization. We run through: 1) Why micromobility can be defined as u...
1: Setting the Scene for the Great Unbundling of the Car
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode, we outline the key themes and issues we want to address in the show series including: 1) Defining micromobility - what ...