• Accelerating e-bike adoption
• Viewing e-bikes as a means of transportation, not just recreation
• Using e-cargo-bikes instead of gas-powered delivery vehicles
• Designing cities that are friendlier to e-bikes, e-cargo-bikes and the like
• Solving barriers to mass transit ridership
• Equitably addressing the density we need to reduce car-dominated culture
• The mental and physical health benefits of riding e-bikes, especially in a group
• Communicating joy as a means of increasing ridership, opinions and policy
• The downsides of a car-dominated culture and the dubious need for speed and local long-distance travel
• Subscription services for e-bikes and EVs
• Getting policy makers on bikes to equitably accelerate e-bike adoption
• How people with prosthetics and disabilities can benefit from electric mobility advancements
• Autonomous vehicle progress 
• Small e-mobility policy
• The need to prevent the electrification of vehicles coming at the expense of mass transit expansion
• The need for an "all of the above" approach to meet climate goals in time

Your NDEW founders are taking a different turn this year, given the soaring popularity of electric bikes, cargo bikes & scooters & the proliferation of carsharing & subscription services. We'll also investigate other forms of climate-friendly transportation: public transit, including zero-emission busses, rail, even freight. Autonomous vehicles, too. Our event will stream live Sept. 25. 

Learn how to leave your car at home for a fun, clean ride

Expect lively, frank analysis, Q&A & videos 

We'll ask: With cars, bikes & public transit all sharing the road, how can we all get along?

Part I: E-biking 101: A panel to help you get moving on two electrified wheels. 

Moderator: Ash Lovell, electric bicycle policy/campaign director, People for Bikes

• Andrea Learned is an author and climate-influence advisor, corporate sustainability strategist, podcast co-host (Bike Talk) and curator of  #Bikes4Climate conversations. Her take on accelerating e-bike adoption has made her one of our most persuasive voices.
• Sam Starr is a Vancouver, BC-based independent consultant on a mission to advance sustainable transport and cycle logistics across North America. His vision includes replacing gas-powered goods-delivery vans, where appropriate, with electric cargo bikes, a.k.a. eCargobikes, which are key to sustainable first- and last-mile commercial solutions and more livable cities.
  
• Jason Henderson is San Francisco State University professor of geography & environment. His research focuses on the politics of mobility and examines how culture, history, politics and economics shape transportation. His work is motivated by the need for rapid and accelerated decarbonization and efforts to build compact, car-free and cycling cities globally. 
• Carlos Morales is founder of the Eastside Bike Club and its popular annual Tour De Taco ride across the San Gabriel Valley. He is the owner of Stan's Bike Shop and appears in the documentary, "MAMIL (Middle Aged Men in Lycra)." He's an expert on bicycling and e-bikes within the local and national LatinX community.
• Praveen Kathpal is president of Motor, a company working with individuals, businesses and utilities to accelerate the adoption of electric cars through a personal electric car subscription service and car-sharing fleet in Indianapolis. Motor also has an online EV buying tool.
• Nathaniel Horadam is a managing consultant and automated vehicle specialist with the Atlanta-based nonprofit Center for Transportation and the Environment, where he supports projects involving automated vehicle and battery electric bus technologies.