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Why Electric Scooters Could Give Seniors Their Independence

Green Living Guy

Aging comes with a range of health complications such as diabetes and arthritis. Electric scooters, which are increasingly popular, are […]. Electric scooters, which are increasingly popular, are […]. Over time, chronic problems affect seniors’ cognitive functions and mobility, compromising their independence.

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Don't ban new technologies — experiment with them carefully

GreenBiz

Silicon Valley's many disruptive effects on society and business are no reason to ban some of its more promising products, such as shared city scooters.

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DGeo’s Obexion FR for first responders extinguishes lithium battery fires

Charged

It maintains safe IDLH (immediately dangerous to life or health) toxic gas levels to keep first responders safe. Part of DGeos line of Obexion protective packaging, Obexion FR can be easily stored (on fire trucks and other emergency vehicles) and transported to mitigate the risk of thermal runaway.

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Supporting multimodal public transit in a post-pandemic future

GreenBiz

A map released by Lime , a scooter-share company, showed that over the summer, trips have become more concentrated within neighborhoods, rather than sprawling across the city. As a fundamental public service, public transit should be conceived as a scalable, resilient and adaptive system. So how would we go about it?

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E-scooters to zoom into West Midlands from next week

Business Green

Year-long trial kicks off following deal with Swedish e-scooter operator Voi. A 12-month trial will see up to 10,000 e-scooters arrive in the West Midlands, as local transport leaders look to cut car journeys and air pollution in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Each centre will begin with 200 e-scooters before the trial expands.

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Sustainable Business Travel: How Companies Can Minimize the Environmental Impact of Corporate Travel

Green Business Bureau

Scooters, bikes and low-emission vehicles. Scooters, Bikes and Low Emission Vehicles. Assess your surrounding transit areas to locate bike parking, bike sharing and electric scooter rentals. Electric scooter rentals are offered by companies like Lime, Spin and Bird. Public transportation. Low-emission air travel.

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How Germany Is Working to Translate the Benefits of Active Mobility into Meaningful Action

The City Fix

Electric vehicles may own the headlines, but our feet remain the most environmentally friendly means of travel, closely followed by bicycles, skateboards, scooters, tricycles and other active, non-motorized modes. Not only does zero-emission active mobility help protect the climate and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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