shared bikes

About this episode

As cities begin to tackle the complex issue of car-free mobility in an urban environment, there’s a growing number of new mobility solutions: shared electric scooters, shared bicycles, shared e-bikes. But there’s also a growing trend for privately owned solutions, including electric unicycles and skateboards, as well as electric scooters and electric bikes.

In this episode, Jonny and Martin talk to Kevin McLaughlin, the CEO and founder of e-bike rental company, Zygg. Kevin is joined by urban mobility expert Lukas Neckermann.

About the guests

Kevin McLaughlin is Chief Executive at Zygg (https://www.ridezygg.com), a Toronto-based subscription e-bike service. Kevin has extensive experience in urban mobility, from car-sharing and financial services to bikes – he helped launch Free2Move in North America, and founded Zygg in 2019.

Lukas Neckermann is Chief Operating Officer of Splyt (https://splyt.com/en/) and Managing Director of Neckermann Strategic Advisors (https://www.neckermann.net). He has over 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, media, and financial services; he’s authored three books on the mobility revolution, and advises companies of all sizes in the fields of smart cities and smart mobility.

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About this episode

Urban mobility is changing – fast. From new technologies and new business models, to increasing environmental and regulatory pressure, changing commuter trends, and fast-moving consumer expectations, major issues are influencing the way we get around. 

Connectivity, automation, and electrification are driving innovation, and shared mobility brings new business models, but we can expect a complete transformation of urban mobility, from what we ride on or in, to where we ride to, why we’re riding at all, and how far we need to ride to do whatever it is we’re going to do.

In this episode, Martin and Jonny talk to two experts in urban mobility about what they see as the key changes changing the shape of urban mobility as we know it.

 
About the guests

Lukas Neckermann is Chief Operating Officer of Splyt (https://splyt.com/en/) and Managing Director of Neckermann Strategic Advisors (https://www.neckermann.net). He has over 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, media, and financial services; he’s authored three books on the mobility revolution; and he advises companies of all sizes in the fields of smart cities and smart mobility.

Malte Ackermann’s career in urban mobility has included work as a start-up consultant and product owner, and time spent at Daimler’s Moovel/car2go unit, and Daimler Financial Services. Malte is a Professor in Automotive Management: Mobility-as-a-Service at Nürtingen-Geislingen University, and has just published a book on the subject, titled: “Mobility-as-a-Service - The Convergence of Automotive and Mobility Industries.” (https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030755898) 

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“What is funny about the bike-transit combination is that, on the one hand, it is complementary to each other but it is also competitive.” Niels van Oort, co-director of the Smart Public Transport Lab speaks with Geert Kloppenburg and Chris Bruntlett about his research on shared bikes and the bike-transit combination.

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