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Viktor Köves
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Climate developer, photographer, creator of @chiwho.bike and @electrifychicago.net | 🌎 viktorkoves.com
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · Jan 23
Hello, new followers! 👋

I post about a blend of climate, tech, urbanism, and biking. To start y'all off, here's a blog post I made in Sept. 2024 about owning a cargo e-bike, and how it can do 90% of what a car can, but for 10% of the cost: viktorkoves.com/2024/09/21/y...
Your First EV Could Be A Cargo E-Bike | Viktor Köves
EVs are here, but I want to show you that your first EV could just be a cargo e-bike that can replace most car trips, and save you a boat-load of money!
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 20h
To anyone who says biking is weather dependant, New Yorkers remind us rain only requires an appropriate jacket
Two folks coming down an NYC bike lane in some light rain, wearing rain jackets
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 1d
Ladies and gentlemen, we have the answer to my Fisker Ocean question - the electric ride-sharing rules and a big lease agency purchase!
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Out of coincidence, this video was posted just a few days ago

youtu.be/RTWqPamX06c?...
Why This Car Basically Only Exists in NYC
YouTube video by Half as Interesting
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 1d
I knew it had to be related to the green rides program! Makes sense that it's a big agency purchase too, no way a bunch of individual people would take on the risk of managing an ocean 😂

This probably explains why I see the Toyota bz4x so much here too
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
Next: Is there a shadow impact on traffic study?
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
Here's some more municipal EVs and charging stations by the Hudson River trail

(and @volts.wtf, maybe you'd know more about NYC EV policy specifically, but if not... the rideshare bit might be a good podcast episode!)
A Nissan leaf with an NYC Environmental Commission logo on it next to a bank of charging stations An NYC parks F-150 lightning under a bridge, with a man biking by A bank of empty EV charging stations with NYC DCAS Citywide Administrative Services on it
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
Bikes aren't the only thing more widespread in New York - I've seen a lot of EV charging, from fleet options for the parks to this gravity charger, and a ton of odd EVs, like a zillion Fisker Oceans.

If someone knows, I'd love an explanation, but my bet is it's the ride-sharing laws around EVs
A Blue Fisker Ocean pulling into an intersection, while a White Fisker Ocean waits at the light The inside of a Gravity EV charging station, with a white Tesla leaving Some charging stations with wrap still around them in a parking lot with what looks like solar overhead
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
And here's some NYC bike scenes from today - I love seeing folks just going about their day, but on a bike
A man in a brown jacket and red helmet on a classic blue Citi bike A woman in a brown dress and black belt and long black boots bikes by on a Citi ebike while a man making deliveries waits at a light A man in blue jeans and a green camo jacket with a blue milk crate on the back of his bike rolling through a bike lane while another deliverista rolls past, and some folks walk past on the left
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
In New York City there's a few different ways to get around, but some of them are a lot more convenient than others

(also I LOVE how many people bike around New York City. It feels like you're always biking with other people 🥺)
A line of cars in traffic on a highway near the Hudson River A shot down some tracks of 1 train rolling away from camera Five people on bikes waiting in a green bike lane behind a crosswalk
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
It's so funny I'm not even mad
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
I love biking in New York, I say, then immediately got screamed at for not running a light.

"What are you guys waiting for, Santa Claus?! HE'S NOT COMING!"
A view of Moinihan train station at night, lit up in green, from a bike lane
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
New York does have some very pretty buildings
A 5 story New York City brownstone on a corner A stone church on the corner of a street with a yellow cab in front A close up of the tower of the church, showing a stone clock face A tall brick looking building in Harlem, New York
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
Glad to know CPD isn't the only one that loves parking illegally, NYPD might do it even more 🫠
Three different NYPD vehicles blocking a bus stop, with an older man walking around the back of one to board the bus
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 2d
I love cities, I just saw two girls run into each other in the tripod aisle of the NYC B&H photo store 🥺
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
Outdoor stools? 🤷‍♂️
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
Also New York City though - a (half) surface parking lot in some of the most expensive real estate in the country. If only there was a place to put more housing...
A parking lot in New York city with several cars parked at street level near camera, with a structure for up to three cars tall across the back of the lot Another angle showing more of the elevated parking spots
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
Damn straight 😤
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
Man, New York City. One of very few places in the country where you can be lazy and not want to walk further than 10 minutes from your hotel, but still be spoiled for choice.

12/10 drunken noodles, I picked this spot because I walked based on how good it smelled when I walked by
New York City's Moinihan station lit up at the tail end of sunset The front of a restaurant called Zoob Zib, with a man walking by A plate of drunken noodles with chicken and veggies and a beer behind it
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
I brought it up because I heard the opposite, that a lot of the buttons downtown don't actually change timing. But definitely wish that it's just for announcements and it's clearly marked!
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
I'm contrasting to these in Minneapolis, which do the same thing but look like they impact signal timing
A button on a pole by an intersection with a multi step sign that says Push button to cross at the bottom and instructions to watch for vehicles and not to start crossing if a red hand is flashing
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
I think it's more the opposite, it's expected if you're blind you would use the button (and it'll announce) it's to prevent folks thinking they need to press the button to activate the signal
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
And I'm sure folks know, but holy hell does New York have big bike share docks (CC @davidpowe.bsky.social, but I'm sure you've seen them)
A woman riding past on a Citi bike in a bike lane with a dock that looks like it has 30 stalls or so
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
First thing I see in New York has me thinking about similar buttons that confused me in Minneapolis and Chicago - this one's great! (CC @alexschief.bsky.social and @lauragmitchell.com )
A button on a pole that says push button for audible signal with a graphic of a man using a mobility cane
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
Now this is cool - I've seen a lot more solar and wind going into New York than I remember in years passed, and in Croton-on-Hudson they have a massive system : a “4 MW-dc solar system paired with 3.75 MW / 15 MWh battery storage”

www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/projects-ini...
A photo from a train of a solar canopy over some parking A drone shot showing a massive solar array over parking lots by some water
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
Forget the speaker on the laptop! Devices auto connect to Bluetooth outputs they remember, and for some reason there's not a setting to turn it off
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Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 3d
We've got an hour break in Albany, a good chance to stretch your legs, grab a sandwich or an iced tea, and soak in the 80° sun
The inside of the Albany station station with a tall two story vaulted ceiling and lots of folks walking around The inside of the station showing two signs that say this is what climate action looks like, with solar panels on one and wind turbines on the other Viktor's hand holding an iced tea in front of a train
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