Every means of transportation has its flaws, but the arrival of electric kick scooters aka e-scooters have solved the issue of the last mile commute. Plus, the added childish smile on your face when you glide through the streets with a quiet, but a distinct sound of an electric motor.

Since the gigantic evaluation of Bird - $2 billion, there is a gold rush of companies all over the world trying start electric kick scooter sharing fleets of their own. It is great for the whole light vehicle industry, but a lot of companies outside of the industry are in over their heads with launching a great working fleet for users.

In fact, besides Bird, Lime, Spin and Skip nobody has actually launched a working fleet yet, but there are a lot of them coming and at the moment it is a race who gets there first.

With Diamond Display COMODULE offers a smart companion to open e-bike systems. On the size of a two Euro coin (1.05”) the bike rider sees all important riding information. The display also connects with smartphone for an enhanced product experience.

2017 was spectacular year filled with incredible business growth, full of exhibitions, exciting projects and many market entries. Hereby looking back into most important highlights of 2017 and sharing exciting targets for 2018. Enjoy!

The bike industry is dominated by supplying companies like no other industry: Supplier R&D departments usually define new standards for the manufacturers’ bikes, supplier brands help to sell. The problems for manufacturers are obvious.

Cties like Oslo, Madrid, Milan, Brussels, Helsinki, Athens & Copenhagen pledged to ban or reduce diesel cars and adopt alternative ways of transportation within the next 5-10 years. Private companies are also setting up car-free projects. For example, BMW is creating a ''Hyperloop'' for bikes & e-bikes where riders will be cycling under a clear ceiling. All these examples showcase that cities are already implementing a strategy where combustion cars shall be replaced from various kinds of light vehicles, such as e-scooters, three-wheeler and bicycles.

Scooter sharing initiated in San Francisco about 5 years ago. The past 2 years has been a tremendous growth. Nowadays there are around 30 cities with scooter sharing schemes and the majority of them are located in Europe.

Thanks to COMODULE’s sharing technology and Kumpan’s Electric Scooters, the German energy supplier Energieversorgung Oberhausen AG is now offering vehicles for rental! Everyone who is at least 18 years old, has a driving license of class B, a smartphone and a bank account, can enjoy the ride with the orange-coloured e-scooters.

COMODULE participated in the Connected Cyclist Conference, organized from European Cyclists Federation and ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club). Kristjan Maruste, COMODULE’s CEO, participated in the Panel discussion regarding Smart Integration from & Into the Bike. Together with Jim Meyer from Quarq & Dirk Sandrock from Momes, they shared their learnings about smart product development, as well as the new monetisation opportunities which arise.