DeepSummary
In this episode of Climate Changers, host Flavz interviews Victoria Bruner, the founder and CEO of Fatty Bikes in Denver, Colorado. As a woman and minority leader in the electric mobility industry, Victoria discusses the important role that women can play in driving the sustainability movement and creating businesses focused on positive change.
Victoria explains that electric bikes, or 'Levs' (light electric vehicles), are leading the charge in electric mobility and are more accessible and affordable than electric cars. She highlights Fatty Bikes' unique position as one of the few companies that builds its bikes in the USA, allowing for higher quality, customization, and a personal touch.
The conversation also covers Fatty Bikes' innovative plans for data-driven features, such as tracking carbon savings and rewarding riders with carbon offsets. Victoria shares insights into the company's fleet sales, including deals with government agencies and the Department of Defense, and emphasizes the importance of city planning and infrastructure for promoting micro-mobility.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Electric bikes, or 'Levs' (light electric vehicles), are leading the charge in electric mobility and are more accessible and affordable than electric cars.
- Fatty Bikes is one of the few companies that builds its electric bikes in the USA, allowing for higher quality, customization, and a personal touch.
- Fatty Bikes plans to implement innovative data-driven features, such as tracking carbon savings and rewarding riders with carbon offsets.
- The company has found success in fleet sales, including deals with government agencies and the Department of Defense.
- City planning and infrastructure development are crucial for promoting the adoption of micro-mobility solutions like electric bikes and scooters.
- Women and minority leaders play an important role in driving the sustainability movement and creating businesses focused on positive change.
- Fatty Bikes is pursuing an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) score to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility.
- Victoria Bruner, the founder and CEO of Fatty Bikes, is optimistic about the growing sustainability movement and the efforts of individuals and companies to drive positive change.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Electric bikes in terms of transportation, again, are what's going to create cities that are more human centered, people centered, and less car centered and automobile centered?“ by Victoria Bruner
- “We are currently working on an ESG score, and, you know, it's kind of a deep dive into our company, whether it be environmental, social or governance.“ by Victoria Bruner
- “So you can't have, you can't just throw a lot of electric vehicles on the road, like scooters and e bikes, and hope that people will use them. They won't use them if they don't feel like their infrastructure is safe as well.“ by Victoria Bruner
- “So, you know, some of the things that we're talking about with the smarter bike is having data that feeds to the cities to kind of let them know how riders are using their bikes and their day to day life.“ by Victoria Bruner
- “I think people are responding to the needs of the world and trying to make their own little change in their own little pockets of the world. So that does give me, I'm an eternal pessimist, but I'm optimistic with what I'm seeing in the sustainability movement.“ by Victoria Bruner
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Climate Changers
Ryan Flahive
3/24/23