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In addition to putting the stripes on its sleeves, Reading F.C. is using fabric made from recycled plastic bottles to produce its shirts. Pic.twitter.com/OS1l1TqClg - Ed Hawkins (@ed hawkins) July 25, 2022 In collaborating with Reading F.C., whose men's team plays in the second tier of English professional soccer, Hawkins suggested using temperatures from the local historical record. (Bloomberg) -- When the English soccer club Reading F.C. takes to the field for its first home game of the season this weekend, the sleeves on its uniforms will look a bit different from years past. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: 7203@JP; GM; TSLA; ALTNRG; AUTOMOTIVE; BUSINESS; CLIMATE; CMD; CONS; CONSD; COS; ELC; EXE; GEN; GOV; INDUSTRIES; LAW; MARKETS; NORTHAM; NRG; POL; US; UTI; WORLD EN 7203@JP GM TSLA ALTNRG AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE CMD CONS CONSD COS ELC EXE GEN GOV INDUSTRIES LAW MARKETS NORTHAM NRG POL US UTI WORLD (Bloomberg) A surprise congressional budget deal announced Wednesday night boasts $370 billion in new spending for tackling climate change, including oodles of tax credits and rebates that could make it cheaper for people looking to drive and live more sustainably. But not electric bikes Less excited are electric bike makers, who were disappointed to find that the bill does not include tax credits or other incentives for e-bikes, a possibility floated in last year's Build Back Better spending bill. [Extracted from the article]

"We think the next trillion-dollar opportunity in the transportationspace is going to be in light electric vehicles--e-bikes, cargo bikes,this beautiful Deliverator", he said, "You don't need a two-ton vehicleto do to do the deliveries that we do". (Bloomberg) -- In June, the electric bike startup Joco, which rents e-bikesto food delivery workers and other couriers in New York City and Chicago, begantesting a new vehicle called the Deliverator. [Extracted from the article]

In May, Tonkopi made headlines when heshared images on Facebook of Ukrainian fighters using Delfast bikes tocarry anti-tank weapons to the front, demonstrating yet another use casefor electrified two-wheelers. Delfast now sells a single e-bike model, the Top 3.0,via its website and a small network of independent bike shops. Tonkopi spoke with Bloomberg about e-bikes asweapons, managing a startup through war, and the Delfast productpipeline. (Bloomberg) -- When Daniel Tonkopi founded Delfast in Kyiv, Ukraine, in2014, he had no intention of building and selling electric bikes. [Extracted from the article]

The city has been steadily adding to its network of greenways and bike lanes for decades, yet the share of vehicle miles traveled by bike has hovered stubbornly around 7%. (Bloomberg) -- Last month, as part of our series on how to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I wrote about how protected bike lanes are the single best way to encourage the use of electric bikes (and traditional ones) for daily transit. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers a profile of the professional British golfer Andrew (Beef) Johnson, including his promotion of the fast food restaurant Arby's in New Orleans, Louisiana and his winning of the Spanish Open at Valderrama, Spain in April 2016. Topics, including his relationship with former professional golfer John Daly, his food appetite and drinking of beer and the role his father's friend Shaun Reddin played in Johnson's golf career, are discussed.

The article focuses on Steve Ballmer, former chief executive officer (CEO) of the software company Microsoft. Topics include his career transition after leaving Microsoft, his work as a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and his purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team in 2014. Information is provided on the amount he paid for the purchase of the team, the scandal involving the Clipper's previous owner Donald Sterling, and Ballmer's plans for the team. A timeline is presented showing the history of the Clippers between 1970 and 2014.

The article focuses on National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell and public relations problems faced by the NFL after a video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punching his then-fiancée Janay in the face was aired on television, for which he was initially suspended for two games. It mentions other public relations problems faced by the NFL and comments that he can only be fired if a supermajority of NFL owners vote for his dismissal.

The article looks at cheerleading squads associated with U.S. National Football League (NFL) teams, reporting on the cheerleaders' pay and on numerous class-action lawsuits they have brought over alleged wage theft and minimum-wage law violations. It focuses on the Buffalo Bills football team in New York and its cheerleading squad, the Jills, profiling former cheerleader Caitlin Ferrari who is leading a class-action suit against the team.

The article discusses pachinko, a Japanese hybrid of pinball and slot-machines not covered by Japan's ban on gambling as of 2014, and the difficulty pachinko parlors have appealing to younger consumers. Topics include a move by Japanese legislators to legalize casinos before the 2020 Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games, and the hope held by many pachinko game manufacturers, such as Konami, for partnerships with global casino companies such as MGM Resorts International.

The article discusses the anticipated February 2014 retirement of David Stern as commissioner of the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA), with a focus on the appointment of Adam Silver as his successor. Topics include the market value of the NBA during the executive transition period; the history of the NBA under Stern's management; and the selection process which led to Silver's appointment. The NBA is a privately held company controlled by 30 franchise owners and led by the commissioner.

Last year, Waymo signed an agreement with Daimler AG's trucking division to begin equipping Freightliner Cascadia trucks with its fifthgeneration autonomous driving system. GOOGL, AUTOMOTIVE, BUSINESS, CONS, CONSD, COS, INDUSTRIAL, INDUSTRIES, INTERNET, NORTHAM, SVC, TEC, TMT, TRN, US, WORLD Keywords: GOOGL; AUTOMOTIVE; BUSINESS; CONS; CONSD; COS; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; INTERNET; NORTHAM; SVC; TEC; TMT; TRN; US; WORLD EN GOOGL AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS CONS CONSD COS INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES INTERNET NORTHAM SVC TEC TMT TRN US WORLD Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit puts reporters behind the wheel - well, sort of - for the first time "I'm definitely looking forward to the time when we can do this in person again", said Pablo Abad, product manager for Waymo's trucking division Via. [Extracted from the article]

Many cities already have plans in hand for hundreds of bike lane miles, says Kyle Wagenschutz, a co-founder at City Thread, but have completed less than a quarter of what's outlined. While city budgets often allow for more - and bike lanes pay dividends in improved public safety and higher real estate values - the expansion of bike infrastructure in the US tends to be painfully slow. With battery-powered motors that assist riders as they pedal, e-bikes enable a broader range of people to make more and longer trips than traditional bikes. [Extracted from the article]

In the early days of the pandemic, when U.S. buyers began snapping up electric bikes at unprecedented rates, the Belgian e-bike startup Cowboy took notice. But while early adopters have shown a willingness to forego bike shops, the industry consensus is that nothing brings first-time buyers to the market faster than a test ride. [Extracted from the article]

Yet the industry has begun to split, says NPD outdoor industry analyst Dirk Sorenson, between basic transit e-bikes and higher end mountain and road e-bikes, which are seeing price increases. Overall e-bike prices declined by 10% from the prior year, according to NPD, even as the average price for traditional adult bikes rose by 10% to $466. (Bloomberg) -- Dutch electric bike maker VanMoof unveiled updated versions of its e-bikes, along with higher prices due to supply chain constraints. [Extracted from the article]

"If the market went from 5,000 pro athletes to 500,000 student-athletes, it gets 100 times larger", he says. "I was a highly recruited high school athlete, the No. 1 player in Kansas, Gatorade Player of the Year", Lawrence says. When the NIL rules changed, more than 28,000 college athletes already had accounts; within 10 hours, 2,000 athletes used the service to make deals. (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Last June the National Collegiate Athletic Association issued a press release with the headline "NCAA Adopts Interim Name, Image, and Likeness Policy.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Pedego Electric Bike store in St. Louis normally closes for the month of February because there are not enough sales to justify keeping it open through the winter. Though he can't prove it, DiCostanzo is convinced that rising fuel prices are driving sales. February wound up being a "bonanza of a month" at the store, according to Pedego chief executive officer Don DiCostanzo, who oversees the e-bike brand's 208 dealerships across North America. [Extracted from the article]

After years of making models that sat unwanted on dealer lots, the big automakers are turning out hot EVs. In January, according to Edmunds, the average transaction price for battery-only EVs was $62,008, compared to an MSRP of $60,427 - that's an average markup of 2.6 percent. [Extracted from the article]

The article profiles businessman Robert Pera and his wireless hardware company Ubiquiti Networks, as of 2013. It discusses the advances his company has made in wireless technology. It discusses the company's financial history, including its initial public offering (IPO) and its sharp loss in share value following a negative story planted in the press by a firm counterfeiting the company's products. His ownership of the Memphis, Tennessee, Grizzlies professional basketball team is cited.

The article presents photographs and information on employees that wok at sporting events such as beer vendor Bruce Hall, groundskeeper Dan Shemesh, and baseball bat maker Alfred Maione. Information is also provided on Kristine "Rosie" DeRosa, manager of building operations for the professional hockey team the New York Rangers, and Phillip Cochran, technical production manager for the sports entertainment company Sportvision.

The article discusses Dietrich Mateschitz. He is the founder of beverage company Red Bull, which generates over $5 billion in revenue each year. Marketing and colorful rumors have played a big part in Red Bull's success. Other business interests of Mateschitz include publishing firm Red Bull Media House, and several soccer teams.

The article looks at the use of motion-capture technology in baseball to improve statistics and record keeping and reduce instances of human error. The Fieldf/x motion-capture system created by Sportvision is highlighted. The author comments on how Sportvision has previously helped Major League Baseball's (MLB) program "Sunday Night Baseball" by creating Pitchf/x, which uses cameras to track pitches and determine the validity of home-plate umpires' decisions.

The article looks at the labor dispute between the U.S. National Football League (NFL) and its players, focusing on the lost revenue that would result from a cancellation of the 2011-2012 season. NFL executive vice-president of business operations Eric Grubman is discussed. The author also comments on Kevin Mawae, president of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). INSET: The Players.

The article discusses Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team. The reaction that Gilbert had when basketball player LeBron James decided to leave the team to play for the Miami Heat professional basketball team is mentioned. Since Gilbert purchased the team the Cavaliers has become the third largest franchise in revenue in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The article discusses the reasons why basketball player LeBron James should play for the New York Knicks team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). James, a two-time most valuable player (MVP) awardee, will be a free agent after his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers ends on July 1, 2010. The reasons why James should choose New York include the huge amount of money that he could earn, the possibility of playing with Chris Bosh, and to play under coach Mike D'Antoni.

The article discusses the use of virtual reality (VR) cameras that offer streaming video for audience members of National Basketball Association's (NBA's) games, developed by the technology company NextVR. An overview of the chief executive officer for NextVR David Cole's perspective on VR is provided.

The article profiles recreational entertainment chain company Topgolf Entertainment Group. It discusses the establishment of the company by entrepreneurs Dave Jolliffe and Steve Jolliffe, the various aspects of the game known as Topgolf that is played at the chain's outlets, and Topgolf Entertainment Group chief executive officer Erik Anderson.

The article looks at fantasy sports betting, focusing on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's college basketball competition, known as March Madness. It describes the challenges of conducting research on college basketball teams in order to predict the likely winners. Topics include possible regulation of online fantasy sports betting companies such as FanDuel and DraftKings.

Perel, the NFL's compliance officer, says the league has developed an online training course laying out the risks of corruption and the new betting markets. One of the people at the NFL who gets the reports is Sabrina Perel, a former attorney for the Kroll corporate investigations firm in New York who's been the NFL's chief compliance officer since 2013. Beginning in 2020, the NFL security unit started hiring what it calls "sports betting integrity representatives", with a goal of having them in every city where it has a team. One analyst is dedicated full-time to the NFL, Arash Daghighian, a former NFL statistics auditor who monitors games and sends a weekly report to the league recapping the betting patterns. [Extracted from the article]

In addition to overseeing the installation of millions of chargers, Europe's utility industry will need to manage an increased load on the grid. (Bloomberg) -- Europe will have 130 million electric vehicles on the road by 2035, according to a joint report from Ernst & Young and the electricity industry trade association Eurelectric. [Extracted from the article]

I've written in the past about a pair of tech startups working to solve hiring headaches for the logistics industry: Outrider Technologies is developing autonomous yard trucks to move trailers from dock to dock at warehouses, and Phantom Auto makes remote operations systems for forklifts, yard trucks and delivery bots. Outrider announced in November that Georgia-Pacific had completed more than 1,000 moves using its autonomous yard trucks (with safety drivers aboard) at a Chicagoland distribution center. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Baby Boomers could provide legacy automakers an advantage as they ramp up competition with Tesla Inc. in the electric vehicle market, according to a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult. The survey showed a generational divide in the EV market, with both Baby Boomers and members of Generation X leaning toward legacy automakers, while Millennials and Gen Z preferred pure-play electric manufacturers: "From a traditional automaker's perspective, older buyers are a great audience", said Morning Consult's auto and mobility analyst Lisa Whalen. [Extracted from the article]

TheNPD Group collects point-of-sale data from bike shops,outdoor stores, and other big-box retailers but does notcapture direct-to-consumer brands such as Rad Power Bikesand VanMoof. Americans bought 652,000 electric cars in 2021,including plug-in hybrids, according to data fromBloombergNEF: Comprehensive sales data on e-bikes is hard to get. (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. electric bike market continues toboom according to the latest figures from the LightElectric Vehicle Association. [Extracted from the article]

Viewers who saw an ad for an Audi EV, for instance, were 90% more likely to search for the brand online than viewers who saw an ad for one of the brand's combustion engine models. (Bloomberg) -- If you watched NBC's Monday Night Football in the fall, you might have seen a Hyundai ad called "Gas Card.". [Extracted from the article]

The Waymo stayed in the right lane until it was just a couple car lengths behind the truck and then hesitated to switch lanes. But Waymo (understandably) doesn't allow passengers in the front and keeps a child seat in the back row, which also makes the middle seat unavailable, so that leaves three spots plus the baby seat. (Bloomberg) -- While in Arizona to visit family over the holidays, I drove out to the suburbs southeast of Phoenix to hail a ride in one of Waymo's driverless vehicles. [Extracted from the article]

Over the past decade, the U.S. has spent about $10 billion subsidizing the purchase of electric vehicles through tax credits. The cuts to the credit were a natural part of the process of getting the bill through the House, says Noa Banayan, director of federal affairs at People for Bikes, a trade association that lobbies on behalf of bike makers. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a first hand account of the experiences gained by the author while working at a specialty grocery superstore. Many of the stores customers are indeed demanding, often due to an over-active sense of entitlement, but sometimes out of a seemingly sincere effort to reassess their place in the global food economy and reconnect with the sources of their food. Based on his experiences, he asserts that while shopping in a modern grocery store customers look for workers content to serve, shelves magically full, and the absence of pests, decay and waste.

(Bloomberg) -- California drone startup Zipline plans to begin delivering medicine and other supplies to homes in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since its founding in 2014, Zipline said it has flown over 15 million miles and made more than 215,000 deliveries, including hundreds of thousands of Covid vaccine doses, in Africa. [Extracted from the article]

When Salomons or Griffoul find a bike unattended - and the Bluetooth transmitter inside confirms its serial number - they pounce. (Bloomberg) -- Folkert Salomons and John Griffoul are the manager and assistant manager at the VanMoof bike shop in San Francisco. As part of their daily duties, Salomons and Griffoul check a digital map that displays the locations of missing bikes. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Electric vehicle owners in New York City, many of whom don't have a driveway or garage where they can plug in, in June got a new place to recharge their cars. We have a world leading technology, with a technology moat, at a point where if all we do is hang on to our current market position the total addressable market is enormous. [Extracted from the article]

And just in case a small-batch, Brooklyn-made e-moped is not quite hip enough, the Pave bike runs on the blockchain. I hadn't been on a moped in years and was a little nervous, but the Pave felt intuitive, like riding bike, except this one could go up to 30 miles per hour (faster, actually, but Pave sets the software to cap it there) with just the twist of a throttle. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof will begin selling a high-speed model, called the V, by the end of next year, the company said Tuesday. But in the city center, they cannot use bike lanes, they have to go in the normal car lane and follow the exact same rules as a big motorbike or car - you lose the advantage of being on a bicycle. [Extracted from the article]

MLB first approached the Atlantic League about becoming a petri dish at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas in 2018. Since 2019, MLB has been using the low-profile Atlantic League, whose players aren't unionized and have little power to object, as a test lab for rules changes aimed at making games shorter and more exciting. (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Players and coaches in baseball's Atlantic League had been dreading the change for more than a year. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- When the first snub-nosed, electric van rolled off the assembly line yesterday at the Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. plant in Mishawaka, Indiana, it was a proud moment for the company's co-founder and chief executive officer, Jim Taylor. In 2017, Sokon subsidiary SF Motors bought the Mishawaka plant from contract manufacturer AM General with a plan to build an electric SUV called the SF5. As soon as the funds were in the bank, Taylor made a $30 million down payment on the $145 million purchase of the Mishawaka plant and beginning outfitting it to assemble electric vans. [Extracted from the article]

Yard trucks: also known as spotters, shifters, shunt trucks, and terminal tractors, or, for those who prefer zoological nomenclature, yard birds, horses, dogs, or mules. By any name, they are the vehicles that tow semi-trailers from dock to dock and parking spot to spot at warehouses and shipping yards. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the victory of High Times Bonghitters softball team against Wall Street Journal team during the New York Media Softball League (NYMSL) playoffs. Michael Safir, chief operating officer of the magazine "High Times," comments on the influence of marijuana mainstreaming to the journal. One of the Bonghitters player Big D also mentions the brotherhood towards marijuana.