Santa Monica Electric Vehicles

02/01/2026

Interesting early study.

Using NASA satellite data, researchers studied 1,687 different "ZIP code tabulation areas" and found that EVs contributed to a drop in nitrogen dioxide levels.

01/10/2026

Saw the Also bike in the flesh at CES. Think their tech team need a little work.

12/07/2025

I am so tired of trying to explain the difference to people.

The vehicles causing a recent spike in injuries and worse aren't e-bikes. Here’s why, our solution, and how to differentiate an e-bike from an e-moto.

12/05/2025

https://ksltv.com/crime-public-safety/slc-hit-and-run/853299/

A Salt Lake City woman is recovering after a terrifying hit-and-run crash that was caught on camera.

11/07/2025

After 25 years in micromobility, it's interesting to still see the bike industry struggle to fully embrace a wider definition of light electric transportation.

The world's largest cycling trade show faces a "severe crisis", as industry insiders stress its need to adapt and evolve

11/02/2025

Major German bike industry bodies dissatisfied with show’s direction of travel

11/02/2025

Just a personal gripe that someone else shares apparently...

In many driving situations the most logical thing to do is set your cruise control and let it keep you traveling at a consistent pace.

10/12/2025

Seriously?

Moore said a Customs and Border Protection FAQ page is clear about how to value steel products.

“It’s the ‘price paid’ for the steel content in the form purchased," Moore told BRAIN, paraphrasing the FAQ. "Not the price of the raw material farther up the supply chain.”

(BRAIN) — There are as many ways to calculate Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum as there are companies importing products containing those common materials. It could be come more important than ever.

09/23/2025

We would never want to be hostile to cars...

The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking back federal aid: the projects aren’t designed for cars.

03/21/2023

Back at the Taipei Bike Show for the first time in 4 years. If you're attending, stop by booth F4 M1020 Nangang Exhibition Hall and say hello.

03/05/2023

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric told BRAIN the agency doesn’t recognize the industry’s three e-bike classes but instead treats the regulation of e-bikes on a case-by-case basis.

03/05/2023

March 1, 2023 -- As the first entirely driverless car in LA County prepares to hit Santa Monica streets this month, the City's top transit official released a report on the local status of autonomous vehicles (AVs).