Scooter Commuter News

In a move to increase the use of electric scooters, innovative German start-up SolarMove wants to redesign streetlight poles into fuel stations for e-scooters. With the slogan, "Build the right infrastructure and they will come," SolarMove is scouting several Berlin sites for the proposed "e-Tankstellen" (gas stations). They hope to convert 200 standard light poles into e-station poles, each sporting up to 4 power plugs and a chip-card billing system. Read the entire fascinating article on wired news at http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,50584,00.html.

Not content with the greening of Europe, SolarMove has global aspirations. California's zero-emissions laws make it the most enticing entry market in the U.S. If successful in California, the company is eying larger East Coast cities for potential future expansion. "Our goal is a truly 100 percent zero-emission infratructure. Power (that) comes mostly from hydro and solar energy," said Dag Schulze, SolarMove's founder. He feels the necessary infrastructure would be easy to build in American cities and could be financed by advertisements.