Glad to hear that IKEA is being proactive. Indeed IKEA is very pro-active toward the environment and social responsibility in general. I know this first hand for having worked for them 16 years in Q&A that involved auditing suppliers for IKEA demands towards those environmental demands put on suppliers. Unfortunately in China it is or was at the time another story. The demands were certainly put on suppliers BUT they played bonny certification games and catch me if you see me game. Are you surprised? But IKEA could not face not buying from China because the price differential was so big. But they pushed I guess/hope after they closed down the purchasing office in Toronto for it loosing all its purchasing to China...
As for me this is probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I left working for material orientated business to health care services and have never been so happy. I am osteopath now and work for myself. Thanks Le 2014-05-24 à 07:44, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> a écrit : > > > http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/ikea-offers-electric-bike-now-select-locations.html > IKEA now offers electric bike (in select locations) > Zachary Shahan May 20, 2014 > > [images / © IKEA > http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2014/05/ikea-electric-bike-1.jpg > > http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2014/05/ikea-electric-bike-2.jpg > ] > > IKEA is without a doubt one of the greenest large corporations on the > planet. It has some flaws, but it is miles (or kilometers) ahead of just > about every other large corporation that isn't specifically selling green > products. It plans to get 100% of the energy it uses in its stores and > buildings from clean energy by 2020 (and we're not talking about purchasing > credits, but actual production). It recently announced a wind farm near > Chicago that is projected to produce enough electricity that it could > theoretically power 165% of its US operations, or 18% of its global > operations. It also banned plastic bags back in 2008, long before that > became a trend, and it will grow more wood than it uses by 2020. > > IKEA has also been a leader when it comes to selling clean technology. It > now offers solar panels in the UK and it started phasing out incandescent > light bulbs way back in 2010, replacing them with CFLs and LEDs. Now it's > adding an electric bike to its catalog. > > Admittedly, the FOLKVÄNLIG electric bicycle IKEA is offering is only going > to be available in two Austrian stores to start, but let's hope it doesn't > take long for IKEA to bring it to more countries. With fast growth in > electric bicycle sales around the world, I'd assume that's the plan. > > The cost of the FOLKVÄNLIG in the Vienna stores will be €749 (~$1,026). If > you're an IKEA Family member, then you get €100 off. "Male" and "female" > versions of the bike will be available. With a lightweight aluminum frame, > the bike will come in at just about 27 kg (60 lbs). With light pedaling, the > bike will have a range of 60 to 73 kilometers (37 to 45 miles). Sounds like > a good electric bike, and I think it looks attractive as well. > > I'll be honest: because of its world-leading clean energy aims (and > installations), its installation of electric vehicle charging stations at > some locations (and presumably many more in the future), its cleantech > offerings, and its plan to grow as much wood as it uses by 2020, I'm a big > fan of IKEA. However, it does still sell a lot of non-green products, > unfortunately, and it does have one other very notable Achilles heal. As > Lloyd noted back in 2009, IKEA's stores are "big box stores" located out in > auto-dependent suburbs. In other words, it is quite difficult to get to an > IKEA without driving a car quite a distance. But perhaps if you buy an > electric bike at IKEA you will be inspired to also ride it out there next > time? > > Want to see this electric bike at your "local" IKEA store? Be sure to let > IKEA know. > [© treehugger.com] > ... > http://gas2.org/2014/05/15/the-ikea-folkvanlig-isnt-furniture-its-an-electric-bike/ > The IKEA “FOLKVÄNLIG” Isn’t Furniture, It’s An Electric Bike > ... > http://www.ebike-news.de/ikea-verkauft-eigenes-e-bike-namens-folkvaenlig/7278/ > [In German] Ikea verkauft eigenes E-Bike namens Folkvänlig > Mai 12, 2014 > > > > > For all EVLN posts use: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/superfast-lightning-ls-218-electric-bike-to-be-revealed-soon-ar163592.html > Superfast Lightning LS-218 electric bike to be revealed soon > > http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140523/1-killed-2-injured-azerbaijani-amusement-park-accident > 1 killed, 2 injured in Azerbaijani amusement park e-car accident > > http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/05/16/14/japanese-e-vehicle-maker-expands-ph > Japanese EV maker Terra Motors has raised $10M to expand in Philippines > > http://www.ecns.cn/business/2014/05-17/114462.shtml > First China-made electric bus launched in Bulgaria > > http://www.ngtnews.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9745 > Smith Electric Gets $42M China-Battery-Company Cash-Infusion > > http://green.autoblog.com/2014/05/20/ev-sociability-run-returns-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary/ > EVent: EV "Sociability Run" 100th anniversary @Charles Town, WV 6/7 > > http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2014/05/20/free-ev-charging-stations-open-foothills-mall/9338885/ > Free L3&2 EVSE open @Foothills Mall Fort Collins, CO > + > EVLN: A Mix of L3&L2 charging protects An EV's battery pack > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-749-Folkvanlig-ebike-offered-starting-in-2-Austrian-IKEA-stores-tp4669630.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
