micromobility

[ mahy-kroh-moh-bil-i-tee ]

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noun

the use of electric scooters, bicycles, and other light personal vehicles to travel short distances, typically within a city (often used attributively):
Lower speed limits on urban roads could be the carrot to encourage more micromobility travel away from footpaths.

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First recorded in 2015–20; micro- ( def ) + mobility ( def )

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The Irvine-based automaker said Wednesday it’s spinning out its micromobility business into a new startup called Also Inc.

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Micromobility encompasses a variety of vehicles, including electric bikes, scooters and skateboards.

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Scaringe previously hinted that Rivian was working on micromobility.

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Rivian said in a news release that it started working on micromobility several years ago and concluded that business should be its own company.

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The EV component was key to Hight’s getting a freight contract with Lime Micromobility, the electric scooter company.

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