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The Japanese-Four think Electric is just an Option.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While many in the world are entirely committing to EVs, and it is every startup’s ambition to redefine mobility with a Chinese-made electric scooter, the Japanese are working on everything – ICE, supercharged ICE, electric-supercharged ICE, Hybrids, Hydrogen powered, and Electric. This week, we try to find if there is a method to the madness.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lapa X: The Future Is Here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Losing weight solves many problems, like improving range, acceleration, and top speed. But tubular construction has limits. Lapa wants to redefine the scooter, taking a leaf from Maranello’s book by carving it out of carbon fiber. This week, we spoke to the Bangalore-based startup.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Strange Honda from Wuyang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With looks that only its mom would approve, the Honda WH8000D is a (sort of) electric minibike from Wuyang-Honda, one of the two Honda JVs in China. It’s a commuter\/cafe racer segment motorcycle in the L3e category with 100kph+ top-speed capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read about the WH8000D and more in our Daily News Impact story<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Felyx is back!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Felyx ride-sharing, now a part of the Cooltra group, has resumed operations<\/strong><\/a> in Amsterdam, the city where it all started. Felyx was one of the pioneers of electric moped sharing in the Netherlands till a few years back. Its ubiquitous Niu N-Series mopeds can be seen in 17 cities in the Netherlands and two cities in Belgium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, as has been the case with the challenging electric moped sharing businesses in Europe, Felyx faced mounting losses. Then, early this year, it lost its operating license in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, in 2024, Felyx merged with Cooltra. Both brands operate independently by merging operations at the back end. A more than 28,000 electric moped fleet gives the combined Cooltra-Felyx a considerable heft in negotiations with vendors, like moped manufacturer Niu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With GoSharing, the successor of Felyx in Amsterdam, ceasing operations last month, Felyx has found a back-door entry into Amsterdam. Now, 600 mopeds have been deployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s a wrap for today. This newsletter will be back next Friday. The posts on the website are more frequent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can find the <\/strong><\/b><\/i>About<\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/a> and <\/strong><\/b><\/i>Editorial Ethics<\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/a> pages here. <\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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