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Europe Plastics prices: In July, PS (normal/clear) -4.5%, LLDPE (foil) -6.2%, PVC (foil) -7.1%, PC (clear bright) -8.8%. Original: https://www.plasticportal.eu/ Unit: EUR/Ton Indicator Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 Jul-24 PS (normal/clear) 1,630 1,770 1,850 1,700 1,610 1,600 1,800 2,020 2,000 […]
The Electric bike materials purchase indicators are like below: Moving commodities in July: Aluminium -5.2%, Nickel -6.3%, Lithium Hydroxide -11.8% and plastics in general (LLDPE (foil), PVC (foil), PC (clear bright) on average -7.4%). Crude oil (-10.8%) and rubber (-6.9%) dropped as well. Other materials moved within narrow ranges and the same applied to main […]
A 12-month trial of e-scooters is being rolled out across parts of the West of England. Hop-on hop-off e-scooters run by Voi Technology Ltd will be available in Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire to help residents and visitors get around. The e-scooters will be capped to a maximum speed of 15.5mph and cannot be used […]
What is an e-scooter? They’re two-wheeled scooters with small, electric motors. Their popularity has grown and scooter-sharing schemes now operate in more than 100 cities around the world – including San Francisco, Paris and Copenhagen. People can hire e-scooters, often using smartphone apps, in a way similar to city centre bicycle hire schemes. Electric scooters […]
Easy to manoeuvre, petrol free and quite a lot of fun on two wheels, e-scooters are fast becoming a feature of the urban mobility scene in the quest for more sustainable ways to travel. “Under the right circumstances these vehicles can massively reduce congestion and carbon emissions, certainly. I think this is the best solution, […]
Are Electric Scooters the Future? How Do They Actually Work? If you’re a particular age, then you might have memories of riding a scooter. Those flimsy, two-wheeled scooters that gave you freedom on the sidewalk in front of your house before your acquisition of a bike opened up the whole neighborhood. Until recently, that image of a […]
The electric scooter market is zooming. Will profits catch up? Investors are pouring their money into electric scooter companies like Bird, one of the fastest-growing startups in history. Marketed as eco-friendly alternatives to cars, scooters can help urban consumers bridge the “first and last mile,” the short distance between commuters’ homes and workplaces and larger […]