E-Bike share taking shape during earth month

We have made significant (visible) progress in the past couple of weeks, pushing forward with assembling the hardware and wiring. We have a finished five-bike rack (with the exception of the ramp to step up to the platform, a mostly-complete kiosk, and some control software finished. A couple of hiccups on bike alignment etc, but nothing we can't handle. We are pushing hard to have this out in the real-world in the next couple of weeks, hoping to run it through the ropes with some actual beta-testers and learn some things before we go to work on the second station. Keep an eye out on UT campus and fill in the volunteer form on the website (cycleushare.com) if you are in the UT community and would like to be one of our early testers.

Light Electric Vehicle Research

I'm working on an EPA-funded project looking at technical and demand feasibility of light EV's, particularly this cool three-wheeler. There are a number of objectives, technical and qualitative, but the question is: Is there a class of vehicle that meets our mobility, comfort, and safety needs that doesn't impose such a tax on natural resources or the environment? If there is, would anyone buy it? Take this survey and help out:



http://survey.utk.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=KNOXVILLEAREACOM

Cycleushare at TRB

Brief post. Cycleushare is getting some exposure at a couple of events at TRB. Check out what we're doing at the Emerging Technologies Subcommittee meeting and also at the bicycle planning and policy poster session (Monday 7:30-9:30pm at Hilton).

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