In today’s episode we explore how Madison Rifkin and Mount as a cool micromobility startup is rapidly expanding, in the crowded and competitive space of e-scooters and bikes. But ...
Micromobility can play a significant role in decarbonising the passenger road transport emissions in big cities and even in smaller towns across the globe. But,Why is decarbonising the road transportation sector (so) important? Well, because it is one of the major CO2 contributors. In fact road transport (passengers and freight combined) alone makes up to 15% of CO2 emissions. The electrification of that space is accelerating in every single transport category, and in our view even long-haul freight is very likely to be part of the “electrification-of-everything” revolution (vs other potential contenders like hydrogen-based alternatives).
Zooming in at the city level, one of the best ways to decarbonize the transport sector is to provide the end-consumer (let’s say you, the driver) with options to NOT take your ICE (or even electric) car at all when you’re exploring a city. We as society must prevent, abate and mitigate C02 emissions as much and as fast as we can. Having access to e-bikes or in this case an e-scooter in strategic places (maybe your next Airbnb as we’ll find out with Madison) can help in this endeavour. And besides, it is a LOT of fun as well.
Madison's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-rifkin-23037712a/
Mount's website: https://mountlocks.com/
Daniel's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danielarraiz
Our Substack - Explorationists: https://explorationists.substack.com/
Art by: Maria Alexandra Monteverde / Instagram: @mariale.ilustra.asi
Editing, mixing and mastering by: Daniel Arráiz.
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