Micromobility can be electric and human-powered. Micromobility includes walking and cycling (human-powered), as well as electric bicycles, cargo bikes, wheelchairs, kick scooters and more. Such small vehicles are considered micromobility when they have operating speeds below 25 km/h.

For passenger and goods transport

Micromobility can be for passenger and goods transport. While we generally think of micromobility as transport for a single passenger, it also includes cargo bikes and other (electric) cargo solutions, to transport goods for deliveries, or to be used by families to carry their children.

Privately owned or shared publicly 

Micromobility can be private or public/rented vehicles. Certain micromobility modes are well established, such as walking and cycling, but the micromobility concept really picked up with the spread of public bicycle sharing systems in the 2010s and more recently with the emergence of shared electric kick scooters in cities around the world, which enabled short-term, one-way, shared use of these transport modes

Connecting with public transport

Micromobility is suitable for short urban trips and provides connections with (public) transport. Micromobility is key to providing intermodality (using multiple modes to complete a trip): to connect from home to the nearest bus or train station, ferry landing site or Park & Ride, and to complete your trip to your final destination: school, work, shop, etc.