Electric Scooters and e-bikes: A Catalyst for Student Innovation in Urban Mobility
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Electric Scooters and e-bikes: A Catalyst for Student Innovation in Urban Mobility
In recent years, electric scooters and e-bikes have become increasingly popular among college students as a means of getting around campus. These new modes of transportation offer a number of advantages over traditional bikes and cars, including being more affordable, easier to maintain, and more environmentally friendly.
But beyond simply being a convenient way to get from point A to point B, electric scooters and e-bikes are also serving as a catalyst for student innovation in the realm of urban mobility.
For example, at the University of Michigan, a team of students has developed a prototype for an electric scooter sharing system that they hope to launch on campus later this year. The system, which is being designed with input from the university’s Office of Campus Sustainability, would allow students to rent scooters by the hour or day, and return them to any of a network of locations around campus.
The team is currently working on securing funding for the project, and is also in the process of developing a smartphone app that would allow users to locate and reserve scooters in real-time.
At Stanford University, another team of students is working on a similar project, but with a focus on e-bikes. The team, which is part of the Stanford Student Enterprises incubator, is developing an app that would allow users to find and rent e-bikes from a network of locations around campus.
The app, which is still in development, would also provide users with information on the best routes to take to get to their destination, as well as the availability of bikes at each location.
And at the University of California, Berkeley, a student-run startup called JUMP is already offering a dockless e-bike sharing service to the campus community. The service, which launched in April of 2018, currently has a fleet of 50 bikes that users can locate and unlock using a smartphone app.
The bikes can be rented for $2 for 30 minutes, and can be returned to any public bike rack on campus. The company is currently in the process of expanding its fleet to 100 bikes, and is also working on adding additional features to its app, such as the ability to pay for parking.
As these examples illustrate, electric scooters and e-bikes are providing students with a unique opportunity to develop innovative solutions to the challenges of urban mobility. And as the popularity of these new modes of transportation continues to grow, we can expect to see even more student-led innovation in this area in the years to come.
But beyond simply being a convenient way to get from point A to point B, electric scooters and e-bikes are also serving as a catalyst for student innovation in the realm of urban mobility.
For example, at the University of Michigan, a team of students has developed a prototype for an electric scooter sharing system that they hope to launch on campus later this year. The system, which is being designed with input from the university’s Office of Campus Sustainability, would allow students to rent scooters by the hour or day, and return them to any of a network of locations around campus.
The team is currently working on securing funding for the project, and is also in the process of developing a smartphone app that would allow users to locate and reserve scooters in real-time.
At Stanford University, another team of students is working on a similar project, but with a focus on e-bikes. The team, which is part of the Stanford Student Enterprises incubator, is developing an app that would allow users to find and rent e-bikes from a network of locations around campus.
The app, which is still in development, would also provide users with information on the best routes to take to get to their destination, as well as the availability of bikes at each location.
And at the University of California, Berkeley, a student-run startup called JUMP is already offering a dockless e-bike sharing service to the campus community. The service, which launched in April of 2018, currently has a fleet of 50 bikes that users can locate and unlock using a smartphone app.
The bikes can be rented for $2 for 30 minutes, and can be returned to any public bike rack on campus. The company is currently in the process of expanding its fleet to 100 bikes, and is also working on adding additional features to its app, such as the ability to pay for parking.
As these examples illustrate, electric scooters and e-bikes are providing students with a unique opportunity to develop innovative solutions to the challenges of urban mobility. And as the popularity of these new modes of transportation continues to grow, we can expect to see even more student-led innovation in this area in the years to come.
Aug 06, 2023
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