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Evan Xie

Over the last two years, the COVID crisis had an unexpected effect in urban centers all over the world: drivers lost space, in the form of car parking and lanes, while riders of bikes, scooters and other forms of micromobility vehicles gained space in the form of bike lanes. At the same time, cities began to realize electric cars are not the solution.

In 2023, policymakers will double down on what they’ve seen work: infrastructure that makes travel cheaper, safer and easier — and micromobility options that make better use of cities’ limited space.

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Evan Xie

Mainstream consumer interest in electric vehicles got a big nudge over the last year thanks to a perfect storm of skyrocketing gas prices, a slew of hot new EV debuts backed by impressive marketing budgets and policy debates at the national level surrounding EV tax credits.

As consumer interest in EVs has grown, some notable disruptions to traditional car shopping behavior have emerged. Many luxury car buyers are moving away from those brands. Meanwhile, EV-curious consumers are becoming more open to moving away from the brands they’ve come to trust—a huge opportunity for companies that can deliver stylish, low-cost electric vehicles quickly.

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Blink Charging

It ain’t easy being a charging company…or at least a lot of them aren’t making it look easy. Between reports of abysmal charger uptime, declining stock values, lack of standards and meaningless jargon (is “hyper” really faster than “ultra?”), the race to electrify America’s roads has been a bumpy one. For Miami-based Blink Charging, however, the solution to smoothing the transition may be about becoming more than just a charger company.

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