Category: mobility

January 17, 2021

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SMOVE.CITY received 100 000 USD in Google Cloud Platform credits from Google through Plug And Play Tech Center Ventures

SMOVE.CITY, the data driven electric bike share solution, received 100 000 USD in Google Cloud Platform credits from Google thanks to Plug And Play Tech Center.

SMOVE.CITY has been on the Plug And Play Tech Centers platform since early 2020, Plug And Play is one of the most active VCs in Silicon Valley, their goal is to fund the teams that are building the defensible businesses of the future. By leveraging their capital, network of VCs, and their corporate partners, Plug And Play. is able to give their portfolio companies an unfair advantage. Thanks to Plug And Play, SMOVE.CITY was eligible to receive 100 000 USD in Google Cloud Platform credits.

The Google Cloud Platform for Startups program helps eligible early-stage startups, like SMOVE.CITY to take advantage of the cloud and get resources to quickly launch and scale their idea by receiving $100,000 in Cloud Platform credit, 24/7 support, and access to Google Cloud Platform technical solutions team.

Thousands of startups have built successful applications on Google Cloud Platform and those applications have grown to serve tens of millions of users.

Google Cloud for Startups empowers startups to grow with the same tools and infrastructure used to build Google. Early-stage startups can take advantage of Cloud credits, community events, and training as they scale their business.

This 100 000 USD in Google Cloud Platform credits from Google allows SMOVE.CITY to further improve the platform on top of the highly secure, reliable and trusted Google Cloud Platform.

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January 3, 2021

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Announcing a New Electric Bike Starting Operations in 2021.

Today, SMOVE.CITY announced a new electric bike with swappable battery which has embedded sensors that monitor mechanical, electrical, and software systems to proactively detect potential failures before they are even a problem for users. This new electric bike is engineered by Zoov in France and is currently one of the best electric bikes on the market. The Zoov Electric Bike uses Field Oriented Control technology to fine-tune pedal-assist power to the user’s needs and optimise battery consumption by 30% compared to other electric bikes. When not in use, Zoov electric bikes enter low power mode – saving precious energy for the next rider. SMOVE.CITY will start operating this electric bike in 2021.

This picture was taken in front of "De Broeltorens" in Kortrijk, Belgium

Zoov electric bikes offer the sturdiness of a shared bicycle and the easy handling of your own bicycle. They have a lifespan of over two years and feature a 100%-recyclable aluminium frame and fork.

Zoov, Birota 2020.

SMOVE.CITY is using the Zoov Electric bikes, these Electric bikes use Field Oriented Control technology to fine-tune pedal-assist power to the user’s needs and optimise battery consumption by 30% compared to other electric bikes. When not in use, Zoov electric bikes enter low power mode – saving precious energy for the next rider.

100% Recyclable & Light Aluminium

250W Rear Engine

Real-time information

40K Range

Motor lock
vs Physical lock

Torque sensor
vs Gears

Our mission at SMOVE.CITY is to provide sustainable and affordable mobility solutions for all (read about the SMOVE.CITY Equity Plan For Cities to find out how SMOVE.CITY is making sure everyone in the community has access to sustainable and affordable mobility) and to support cities in achieving their sustainable mobility goals through our mobility data platform and our sustainable and affordable electric bike sharing solution. To be able to achieve this mission, we need better, more efficient and more sustainable electric bikes. This new electric bike model will help to further achieve our mission. The Zoov electric bikes can be operated seamlessly with or without smart stations, depending on the guidelines set by cities.

With this new high technological electric bike, we also updated our mobile application and mobility data platform.

Our Updated Mobile Application

Electric Bike - With Self-Diagnosis Features

Electric Bike - With Self-Diagnosis Features

Torque Sensor

Torque sensor vs Gears

Motor Lock

Motor lock vs Physical lock

Over-The-Air-Updates

Real-time communication & reporting of GPS position

Theft Detection

Theft detection features inside the electric bike

Easy-To-Swap Battery

Theft detection features inside the electric bike

Docking Stations

Docking Stations

Charging HUBS

Charging HUBS

Dockless Operations

Dockless Operations

Find a Bike

Book A Ride

Use Auto-Pilot

Trip Details

Support

Live Chat

Feedback

Favourite Places

Share With Friends

Battery-based Charging Dock

The charging/docking stations we use are engineered in France by the same bike provider as our new electric bike. These stations provide the most versatile and adaptable charging technology. They work with the electric bike batteries , but you can also just plug them into any socket. These stations can literally be installed anywhere. No need for any construction or construction permits.

Direct Plug Docking Station

Connected To The Grid Based Docking Station

Docking Stations

We made some Adjustments to the Mobility Data Platform

We can now easily integrate other relevant mobility data into our platform

Through our platform, each city has full control through the fleet management platform, they can create a geo-fence, “no-go zone” “low speed zones”, “parking zones” and many more. The city can use the data for analysis and urban planning.

We also provide webinars and educational material to cities to educate them on how they can improve the mobility in their city based on the analysis of their mobility data from our platform. Through the fleet management platform, the city has access to real time and historic mobility data.

This is where we are different, we can create behaviour change and we have the data to evaluate, measure, learn and improve people’s behaviour! We integrate historic and real time relevant mobility data such as transit data, shared cars data, shared mobility data (shared scooters, shared bikes, shared mopeds..) car accidents and more.

This allows the city to have all the relevant mobility data in one platform for evaluation and analysis. With our platform the city can make data based decisions.

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December 9, 2020

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The Smove.City Equity Plan For Cities

The Smove.City Equity Plan for Cities

Smove.City will agree with each City partner to a two-pronged approach to equity:

Offering affordable pricing, engaging the community and broad access
Expanding Program coverage over time to underserved parts of the City

Smove.City desires to help achieve civic goals related to equity, innovation, experimentation, and maintaining order in the City’s right-of-way by providing high-quality, reliable equipment and software; seamless customer service; comprehensive, meaningful bike share program; and collaboration with the municipal/City and local businesses”

– Constantin Vermoere, Founder & CEO Smove.City

Smove.City will work with each City in good faith to implement the “Smove.City Equity Plan”

At SMOVE.CITY, we believe in engaging the community and working together with local authorities that is why we introduced our “Smove.City Equity Plan“.

Our equity plan can be summarised as follows:

Smove.City will administer a low-income program at its cost, including the following elements:

Income-Eligible Membership: Smove.City will offer a discounted annual membership to income-eligible individuals.
Programming, in partnership with community organizations, to introduce new audiences to bicycle share, such as group rides and riding classes.

Smove.City will rebalance bicycles to ensure equitable access to the Program throughout the service area.

Smove.City bicycle distribution commitments are geographically equitable by requiring Smove.City to rebalance bicycles to all areas of the City.
Smove.City will expand Program coverage to underserved parts of the City in mutual agreement with The City

Smove.City will support programming from (local) partner organizations that promote bicycle share, including by providing free passes that may be used by local partners to teach local residents about bike sharing.

Smove.City will advocate for bicycle safety programming to increase community awareness of bicycle share.

Smove.City will measure its equity efforts through(i) rider demographics and(ii) accessibility of bicycles in targeted neighborhoods.Smove.City will seek the advice of local researchers and experts to improve methods of measuring equity in bicycle share.

If you are a city official or journalist and would like to know more about our equity plan you can reach out to our press contact at press@smove.city

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December 8, 2020

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SMOVE.CITY participated in the “Car free day” event in Prague – Suchdol on the 19th of September

SMOVE.CITY participated in the “Car free day” event in Prague – Suchdol on the 19th of September

Suchdol is situated on a hill above the Vltava River, which, together with the Hercynian folds, has formed the present-day form of a romantically beautiful landscape since the Old Age, a protected nature reserve. The oldest settlements are proven by the findings of the boulder industry from the period 300,000 years ago.

The Prague-Suchdol district was established on the basis of Act No. 418/1990 Coll., On the Capital City of Prague after the municipal elections on 24 November 1990, and consisted of the cadastral area of Suchdol and the entire cadastral area of Sedlec. On January 1, 2005, Dolní Sedlec joined the city district of Prague 6.

This year is a big challenge for our towns and cities. But the pandemic also showed us that people appreciate and expect our cities to become safer, cleaner and accessible to all. During this week and beyond, our partner cities from all around Europe will show how greener and more digital European towns and cities could look.

Adina Vălean

EU Transport Commissioner

Smove.City had an exhibition stand on the main square during this event.

"During the Car Free Day, pedestrian zones with a rich program of educational, sports, cultural and other activities and attractions for young and old are created in places normally filled with cars. Visitors will experience first-hand what a healthier, friendlier and happier city can look like when the noise from passing cars subsides, the air is cleared and valuable space belongs to people."

https://praha-suchdol.cz

Smove.City desires to help achieve civic goals related to equity, innovation, experimentation, and maintaining order in the City’s right-of-way by providing high-quality, reliable equipment and software; seamless customer service; comprehensive, meaningful bike share program; and collaboration with the municipal/City and local businessesConstantin Vermoere, Founder & CEO Smove.City

MOBILITY ACTIONS – SMOVE.CITY is participating.

At SMOVE.CITY, we believe in engaging the community and working together with local authorities, The European Mobility Week is a great way to showcase sustainable mobility initiatives. It is the perfect opportunity to present sustainable mobility alternatives to local residents and to explain the challenges that cities and towns are facing. By taking part, towns and cities can showcase the benefits of cleaner transport choices and make progress towards better mobility in Europe.

Want to know more about other initiatives SMOVE.CITY takes to support and engage the community? Have a look at our “Equity Plan for Cities”

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May 18, 2020

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Italians who buy a new bicycle will get up to 500 euros from the government

The Italian government will offer a 70% subsidy, capped at 500 euros, for people who buy a new bicycle or electric scooter or sign up to bike and scooter sharing services.

Source: dpa, Berlin (TNS)

The Italian government will offer a 70% subsidy, capped at 500 euros, for people who buy a new bicycle or electric scooter or sign up to bike and scooter sharing services.

The measure is part of a €55 billion support package for the Italian economy and aims to keep people from using their cars and public transport as the country recovers from the crisis surrounding the new coronavirus (Covid-19).

Fewer people will be able to take public transport because of social distancing regulations, De Micheli pointed out at a press conference with Foreign Press Association journalists.

The government is also looking into changing traffic laws to enable local authorities to create cycling paths more easily, De Micheli added. City representatives of the country’s capital, Rome, announced that it would create 150 kilometres of new cycling paths by September.

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May 18, 2020

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The Sustainable Mobility Award Winners Have Been Announced

3 100 cities and towns participated in the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2019, the European Commission has now announced the winner of four sustainable mobility awards.

Back in February 2020 the European Commission announced the city/town nominees for the sustainable mobility awards. And now, the are finally announcing the winners.

Krusevac, Serbia – winner of the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Award 2019 for larger municipalities

The Serbian city of Kruševac reportedly impressed the jury with its range of activities, underpinned by strong citizen participation and political support from the local government. During EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2019, cars were restricted in the city streets, in the centre and in the suburbs. The face of the city was also said to be transformed, with the installation of new cycle paths, walkways, public squares, urban parks, benches and swings.

The other finalists were Rethymno (Greece) and Wrocław (Poland).

Smove.City wants to congratulate the winner and all the cities and towns that participated.

Karditsa, Greece – winner of the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Award 2019 for smaller municipalities

Karditsa impressed the jury with its use of promotional materials and partnerships to support sustainable mobility. During the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2019, the city partnered with dozens of organisations including schools, music academies, government departments, police, fire brigade, civil society organisations and businesses, all of which were invited to participate in a week of mobility celebrations.

The other finalists were Alfândega da Fé (Portugal) and Paide (Estonia).

Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium – winner of the eighth Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP)

The Brussels-Capital Region sustainable mobility goals include having zero road traffic deaths by 2030, restricting car usage, reducing the speed limit to 30 kilometres per hour by 2021, and increasing the number of pedestrianised zones.

The jury was impressed by its approach to reaching these goals, which sees the city as an ‘ecosystem’. The city’s achievements are said to be underpinned by strong stakeholder outreach, impressive citizen participation, and the implementation of “superblocks”, an urban planning concept.

The other finalists were Kaunas (Lithuania) and Wrocław (Poland).

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Category: mobility

Zoov, Birota 2020.

With this new high technological electric bike, we also updated our mobile application and mobility data platform.

We can now easily integrate other relevant mobility data into our platform

Through our platform, each city has full control through the fleet management platform, they can create a geo-fence, “no-go zone” “low speed zones”, “parking zones” and many more. The city can use the data for analysis and urban planning.

We also provide webinars and educational material to cities to educate them on how they can improve the mobility in their city based on the analysis of their mobility data from our platform. Through the fleet management platform, the city has access to real time and historic mobility data.

This allows the city to have all the relevant mobility data in one platform for evaluation and analysis. With our platform the city can make data based decisions.

Smove.City will work with each City in good faith to implement the “Smove.City Equity Plan”

SMOVE.CITY participated in the “Car free day” event in Prague – Suchdol on the 19th of September

Adina Vălean

https://praha-suchdol.cz

MOBILITY ACTIONS – SMOVE.CITY is participating.

The Italian government will offer a 70% subsidy, capped at 500 euros, for people who buy a new bicycle or electric scooter or sign up to bike and scooter sharing services.

3 100 cities and towns participated in the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2019, the European Commission has now announced the winner of four sustainable mobility awards.

Krusevac, Serbia – winner of the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Award 2019 for larger municipalities

Karditsa, Greece – winner of the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Award 2019 for smaller municipalities

Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium – winner of the eighth Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP)

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