ITS Monday: Edition 36, 2022
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, Volvo all in on EVs, pop-up kerbside EV charger, microcars, electric delivery vans, and more.
The article headlines below are:
- Volvo to go all-electric in Australia by 2026
- This aspiring and persistent EV owner has installed the first kerb-side pop up charger
- Are microcars the smaller, greener future of urban driving?
- How IKEA’s Electric Delivery Fleet Is Starting To Take Shape in Australia
- Kodiak, Ikea Partner on Autonomous Freight Delivery Pilot
- Pedal power: how e-bikes are getting people back on track
- Did California Just Kill Shared Micromobility?
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a recent series of interviews with transport professionals – Effects of COVID on the transport sector – what they see now, what they would like to happen post-pandemic, and what they think will happen. If you’d like to be join this conversation, drop us a line!
This week’s articles
Now, scroll down, and see what’s in this week’s edition. Oh, and before you do, be sure check out the quickest way to receive our new content via the subscription box just below …
Volvo to go all-electric in Australia by 2026
The headline says it all, really. I think the deadline is not just for Australia, rather it’s a worldwide target. It’s no internal combustion engine cars, no hybrids, it’s all EVs. Volvo Australia boss Stephen Connor is quoted throughout this article.
Related iMOVE project: Electric vehicles: Supporting uptake, investigating smart charging
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This aspiring and persistent EV owner has installed the first kerb-side pop up charger
This pop-up charger has been installed about 1.5 kilometres away from where I’m sitting right now. It is, I think, certainly a step forward from extension cords strung in trees, or taped to the footpath. I posted this article a few days ago on the local Facebook group, and judging from the comments this type of solution is adjudged 50% positive, 50% negative.
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Are microcars the smaller, greener future of urban driving?
News of various happenings in the world in this area. “Barcelona is developing car-free zones and New York is scaling up its car-free days. London is planning to expand the boundaries of a low emission zone and Beijing has a license plate lottery to decide who is allowed to drive. Local authorities complain that cars are too large, too dirty and too dangerous for modern cities.” There’s also a quick mention regarding microvehicles for freight delivery.
Related iMOVE projects:
- Transformative commercial urban delivery solutions
- Scenario developments for forecasting urban freight shifts
How IKEA’s Electric Delivery Fleet Is Starting To Take Shape in Australia
Story number 1 about furniture giant IKEA. This one’s local, about the company’s (so far) 10 electric delivery vehicles in operation within the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan areas, picking up furniture and delivery items from distribution centres.
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Kodiak, Ikea Partner on Autonomous Freight Delivery Pilot
IKEA story number 2, this one emanating from the USA. “Kodiak Robotics Inc. has started piloting autonomous freight deliveries in Texas in cooperation with Ikea Supply Chain Operations, with IKEA products transported seven days a week using an autonomous heavy-duty truck.”
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Pedal power: how e-bikes are getting people back on track
An article by Deakin University Faculty of Health PhD student Jenna McVicar, general in content but also refencing a project at the University of South Queensland, ‘Supercharge your happiness with an e-bike.’
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Did California Just Kill Shared Micromobility?
“The California Legislature’s recent passing of A.B. 371, the so-called “Kill Bike-share Bill,” is the most recent wound in the slow death of a thousand cuts of shared micromobility.”
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The idea behind ITS Monday was in part driven by our ITS Weekly Roundup, an email newsletter we send each Friday (subscribe to that here, plus/or our monthly iMOVE newsletter!). That newsletter contains a substantial number of links, and sometimes I think interesting content could be lost in the mix. I also see quite a lot of interesting content on social media (yes, you can follow us on Linkedin and Twitter). So every week I’ll collect a few things, and put them in ITS Monday.
*Inclusion in ITS Monday does not equal iMOVE endorsement. It’s more aimed at discovery, thought, or discussion … or all of those and more. And while for the most part I expect content to be current, a little age doesn’t mean diminished interest.
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