micromobility

alternative micro-mobility

1. uncountableTransportation over short distances, provided by lightweight (usually single-person) vehicles.

   More cities around the country are expected to follow suit with year-long trials, as potential operators unveiled new technology in the race to tap into Britain’s new micromobility market.

   2020 August 25, Gwyn Topham, “UK rides the wave of micromobility by embracing e-scooters”, in The Guardian

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   The arrival of electric scooters and motor-assisted bicycles, backbones of a transportation mode known as micromobility, has been greeted as part of the solution to clogged roadways and unbearable travel delays.

   2020 February 5, Norman Mayersohn, “Data Driving New Approaches to Transportation”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   And because e-bikes cost only a fraction as much as automobiles, while also significantly reducing the costs associated with parking, fuel and maintenance, they are now seen by many as the key element of the micromobility movement, defined by low-speed, human- and electric-powered transportation.

   2025 November 30, David Darlington, “The Shocking Crash That Led Marin County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025