24/11/2022 | Urban Mobility Weekly, Blog
By Ignasi Ragas Prat, Economist specialized in Transport and Urban Economics The surge in home delivery of items bought on e-commerce platforms is aggravating congestion and pollution problems in most cities. While delivery at home is just one of the multiple options...
07/09/2022 | Urban Mobility Weekly
by Marc Amblard Commercial vehicles are essentially productive assets, often part of fleets. Consequently, decision criteria to deploy new technologies are largely based on objective, operational and financial analyses rather than subjective criteria as it is mostly...
09/06/2022 | Urban Mobility Weekly
By Jana BIROSCAKOVA Delivering parcels by bicycle – a less carbon-intensive alternative to van delivery – has become easier in Prague with the opening of two depots for cargo bikes in the city centre in 2020 and 2021. The bike depot concept was a finalist in the 2021...
25/08/2021 | Business of Mobility, Blog
By Duncan Forrester, Chief Communications Officer at Volta Trucks The Business of Mobility is an Urban Mobility Company series highlighting some of the most successful new businesses in the mobility sector. Featuring a closer look at the way in which companies stand...
16/06/2021 | Business of Mobility
By Jérémy Seyman, Head of Sales at Yespark The Business of Mobility is an Urban Mobility Company series highlighting some of the most successful new businesses in the mobility sector. Featuring a closer look at the way in which companies stand out, CEOs, Directors and...
02/06/2021 | Urban Mobility Weekly, Opinions, Blog
by Yiqian Zhang, Sustainable Mobility Officer, ICLEI World Secretariat Last-mile delivery, currently subject to significant disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is getting a great deal of attention in the industry and with city leaders – rightfully so. Even before...
07/04/2021 | Business of Mobility, Blog
By Frank Oudegeest, Director B2B, Urban Arrow The Business of Mobility is an Urban Mobility Company series highlighting some of the most successful new businesses in the mobility sector. Featuring a closer look at the way in which companies stand out, CEOs, Directors...
14/01/2021 | Urban Mobility Weekly, Opinions, Blog
By Scott Shepard, Chief Business Officer, Iomob Technologies 1. Micromobilty Market Consolidation in Europe Given the speed and timing of COVID, there has been a rapid transformation in the European micromobility market. According to recent news stories and press...
07/01/2021 | Urban Mobility Weekly, Long Reads, Blog
By Venkatesh Gopal, Business Development and Partnerships Manager, Movmi COVID-19-Lockdown-Stay home-Physical distancing-Online shopping-Demand for delivery. The above set of words sum up most of 2020. With the physical world of retail becoming less accessible, the...