Have you ever considered how light electric vehicles (LEVs) – like e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-cargo bikes – could help power active mobility, healthy cities and local businesses? This question was at the heart of the Nordic conference on light electric vehicles, held on 8 May 2025 in Copenhagen by EIT Urban Mobility and Dansk Erhverv (Danish Chamber of Commerce). The event brought together cities, industry leaders, startup founders, researchers and other mobility experts to explore the potential of LEVs for transforming urban mobility. Fewer critical materials and more circularity / Yoann Le Petit, Thought Leadership Manager at EIT Urban Mobility presented findings from a 2024 study by EIT Urban Mobility and EIT InnoEnergy, which emphasised the environmental advantages of LEVs, particularly in terms of material efficiency and battery sustainability. (....)