Viktor Köves
@viktorkoves.com
Climate developer, photographer, creator of @chiwho.bike and @electrifychicago.net | 🌎 viktorkoves.com
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Viktor Köves
@viktorkoves.com
· Jan 23
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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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...
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...
I think I just experienced peak transit: I was taking the train home from work, hopped off to run into a nearby store, came back, and was blessed with a 2 min wait to resume my trip 😎
January 30, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I think I just experienced peak transit: I was taking the train home from work, hopped off to run into a nearby store, came back, and was blessed with a 2 min wait to resume my trip 😎
In more positive news, more cool demos of plug and play solar coming out from Utah. This setup looks so clean I didn't even realize those were solar panels!
youtu.be/0yIfh_i1Z08?...
youtu.be/0yIfh_i1Z08?...
The Simplest Solar System I've Ever Installed! I Just Plugged It In!
YouTube video by Jasonoid - Solar Power, Batteries, and More!
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January 29, 2026 at 2:18 AM
In more positive news, more cool demos of plug and play solar coming out from Utah. This setup looks so clean I didn't even realize those were solar panels!
youtu.be/0yIfh_i1Z08?...
youtu.be/0yIfh_i1Z08?...
Happy to report the Clark St protected bike lane was basically perfect from its Southern start up to Lawrence.
The Lawrence Ave paonted bike lane, unfortunately like my bike, is nasty as hell and full of slush 🤢
The Lawrence Ave paonted bike lane, unfortunately like my bike, is nasty as hell and full of slush 🤢
January 28, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Happy to report the Clark St protected bike lane was basically perfect from its Southern start up to Lawrence.
The Lawrence Ave paonted bike lane, unfortunately like my bike, is nasty as hell and full of slush 🤢
The Lawrence Ave paonted bike lane, unfortunately like my bike, is nasty as hell and full of slush 🤢
I almost ate shit turning onto Kedzie from Lawrence earlier, so I'm going to email my bike shop today to get studded tires for my Gazelle.
I had to deal with so much snow and slush in the painted and protected bike lanes 😬
I had to deal with so much snow and slush in the painted and protected bike lanes 😬
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 AM
I almost ate shit turning onto Kedzie from Lawrence earlier, so I'm going to email my bike shop today to get studded tires for my Gazelle.
I had to deal with so much snow and slush in the painted and protected bike lanes 😬
I had to deal with so much snow and slush in the painted and protected bike lanes 😬
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Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Our full conversation, talking about getting started biking in India, the challenges of drivers, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MV9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MV9...
Biking To Work At A Hospital
YouTube video by Chicagoans Who Bike
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Our full conversation, talking about getting started biking in India, the challenges of drivers, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MV9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MV9...
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This is the coolest fucking form of solidarity I have ever seen.
Bravo.
Bravo.
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 AM
This is the coolest fucking form of solidarity I have ever seen.
Bravo.
Bravo.
In my work creating @chiwho.bike, I've interviewed lots of Chicagoans who ride e-bikes, and they all told me incredible stories about how their ebikes help them get around our city. And all of these are legal and speed limited!
E-bikes are amazing, and we should be encouraging them. (links below)
E-bikes are amazing, and we should be encouraging them. (links below)
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
In my work creating @chiwho.bike, I've interviewed lots of Chicagoans who ride e-bikes, and they all told me incredible stories about how their ebikes help them get around our city. And all of these are legal and speed limited!
E-bikes are amazing, and we should be encouraging them. (links below)
E-bikes are amazing, and we should be encouraging them. (links below)
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E-bikes are an amazing transportation tool. Especially in urban places. We should make them more accessible along with building safe bike infrastructure. Go after the illegal bikes/electric motorcycles and don't forget about those cars that actually kill almost 40,000 Americans a year.
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 AM
E-bikes are an amazing transportation tool. Especially in urban places. We should make them more accessible along with building safe bike infrastructure. Go after the illegal bikes/electric motorcycles and don't forget about those cars that actually kill almost 40,000 Americans a year.
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"When I get into these funks, it’s like I start believing that climate change is something separate from state violence—and it’s not."
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"When I get into these funks, it’s like I start believing that climate change is something separate from state violence—and it’s not."
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🔴 NEW: Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
📝 @ellen-ormesher.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
📝 @ellen-ormesher.bsky.social
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads...
www.desmog.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:54 PM
🔴 NEW: Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
📝 @ellen-ormesher.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
📝 @ellen-ormesher.bsky.social
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We've raised a lot of money for my school community neighbors.
And I predict all of it will be depleted by the end of this week.
If you're in a position to donate, please help: paypal.me/lyndalepto
(donations are tax deductible)
3/3
And I predict all of it will be depleted by the end of this week.
If you're in a position to donate, please help: paypal.me/lyndalepto
(donations are tax deductible)
3/3
January 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
We've raised a lot of money for my school community neighbors.
And I predict all of it will be depleted by the end of this week.
If you're in a position to donate, please help: paypal.me/lyndalepto
(donations are tax deductible)
3/3
And I predict all of it will be depleted by the end of this week.
If you're in a position to donate, please help: paypal.me/lyndalepto
(donations are tax deductible)
3/3
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Snowfall is going to put traffic engineers out of a job. Just replace the snow with sidewalk level concrete and tada you’re done
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Snowfall is going to put traffic engineers out of a job. Just replace the snow with sidewalk level concrete and tada you’re done
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
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Minneapolis, Chicago stands with you. Abolish ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Minneapolis, Chicago stands with you. Abolish ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
More snow views. The plows are keeping busy on the arterials with more coming down every minute
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
More snow views. The plows are keeping busy on the arterials with more coming down every minute
It's a real Chicago snow day
January 25, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It's a real Chicago snow day
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A little bit of Chicago in the snow, as a palette cleanser
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A little bit of Chicago in the snow, as a palette cleanser
It's depressing that just last September I was at Angry Catfish renting a bike to tour Minneapolis, and now that's my connection to the second ICE murder victim in that city. When I was visiting, ICE was terrorizing Chicago.
ICE travels through our country, bringing death and destruction.
ICE travels through our country, bringing death and destruction.
January 25, 2026 at 5:11 AM
It's depressing that just last September I was at Angry Catfish renting a bike to tour Minneapolis, and now that's my connection to the second ICE murder victim in that city. When I was visiting, ICE was terrorizing Chicago.
ICE travels through our country, bringing death and destruction.
ICE travels through our country, bringing death and destruction.