Beam e-scooter to reduce CO2 emission in KL

Beam e-scooter company has created a visualisation video depicting the carbon emission in Kuala Lumpur.

The visualisation is based on the latest Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) data. 

The data found that throughout 2017, more than 25 million tonnes of CO2 were released into the Kuala Lumpur air. 

The transport sector in Klang Valley alone produced 56% of the carbon emission in 2017.

Unsettling visualisation

The visualisation provides an unsettling visualisation of Kuala Lumpur’s annual transport emissions. 

Beam partnered with a British data visualisation specialists, Real World Visuals, to create the animation.

The animation makes 14 million tonnes of carbon dioxide transport emissions visible in the form of bubbles.

The video starkly illustrates the need to reduce the number of private vehicles on the road and use alternatives with emission-free public transport infrastructure.

Public transportation conveniently takes them to and from the general area of their destination. However, there was an issue with completing the first and final parts of their journey.

Beam e-Scooter comes to the rescue

Here is where Beam’s electric micro-mobility vehicles come in. 

Beam’s mission is simple – to turn little drives into better rides and make cities flow better for everyone.

“Beam’s e-scooters aren’t just for fun and leisure. They exist to solve genuine first and last-mile issues that city dwellers face when commuting via public transport,” said Vice President, Public Affairs at Beam Mobility Isabelle Neo.

She also added that this issue is effectively resolved with these e-scooters available for rent in critical areas around the big cities. 

The scooter will reduce the number of vehicles on roads and smoothen the overall traffic flow.

“We only have one planet, and we at Beam are committed to doing everything we can to sustain it,” she said.

Beam is Asia-Pacific’s most prominent and fastest-growing shared micro-mobility company and the first micro-mobility company to use virtual docking to reduce city clutter. 

Regulating e-Scooter

Currently, the government is working on regulating the use of micro-mobility vehicles after it was banned from public roads.

Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia) Director-General Dr Alias Rameli said the department is finalising the micro-mobility guideline. 

Dr Alias told Bernama recently, regulation is a better option than outright banning. Such micro-mobility vehicles reduce carbon emissions while being zero noise and convenient, especially for urban use.

Meanwhile, Beam believes that operating all types of micro-mobility in a regulated space provides certainty and safety for the use of such vehicles for all. The current regulation allows for cities to make their own decisions to launch micro-mobility services.

As a shared micro-mobility operator in Malaysia, Beam works with federal agencies and local authorities to meet all requisite local and government regulations to run a safe and secure operation in Malaysian cities.

For more information about Beam and its efforts for the environment and the planet, visit www.ridebeam.com/carbon-negative-pledge.