PoliticsSandia Labs/Flickr David Wallace-Wells: Electric vehicles keep defying almost everyone’s predictions The revolution is also a case study in how much further we have to go.
Good NewsDavid Stanley/Flickr Battery-swapping tech gives electric motorcycles an edge Industry players are working on standardized swappable batteries that could shake up everything from garden trimmers to EV rickshaws.
Top Storywww.flickr.com India’s electric vehicle push is riding on mopeds and rickshaws The country’s success with two- and three-wheeled vehicles that sell for as little as $1,000 could be a template for other developing countries.
Solutions www.bloomberg.com Bangkok, Thailand has big plans for new railway hub Bang Sue Grand Central Thailand’s government hopes a new Bangkok railway station can solve the city’s traffic woes.
Photo by Carl Campbell on Unsplash Paris to make motorcyclists pay for parking from 2022 Paris will make motorcyclists pay for parking from next year, in a bid to reduce noise and pollution, and honouring a campaign promise by socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Now making electric bikes: Car and motorcycle companies They see branding opportunities as the pandemic and a desire by cities to curb traffic propel e-bike sales to new heights.
