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...
This Giving Tuesday, I want to give a plug to Urban Rivers. They're a local org that created Chicago's Wild Mile, and have helped improve river ecosystems in River Park and Bubbly Creek too!
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This Giving Tuesday, I want to give a plug to Urban Rivers. They're a local org that created Chicago's Wild Mile, and have helped improve river ecosystems in River Park and Bubbly Creek too!
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
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Chicago's budget season is still underway - and we're excited to see this op-ed in Crain's talking about the multi-million dollar opportunity of enforcing energy benchmarking!
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
Opinion: Chicago leaves millions on the table by ignoring its energy benchmarking law
For a city facing a budget deficit, it could at the very least capitalize on non-compliance and recommit to its climate goals.
www.chicagobusiness.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Chicago's budget season is still underway - and we're excited to see this op-ed in Crain's talking about the multi-million dollar opportunity of enforcing energy benchmarking!
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
The black tea variety pack is really putting me in a bind here
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The black tea variety pack is really putting me in a bind here
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This morning’s bike commute felt sketchier than yesterday’s. The bike lanes are a mess, very icy. Avoid. On a plus note, I saw many more people on bikes and e-scooters than I have on past similar days. People clearly rely on micro mobility now, even in the winter.
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This morning’s bike commute felt sketchier than yesterday’s. The bike lanes are a mess, very icy. Avoid. On a plus note, I saw many more people on bikes and e-scooters than I have on past similar days. People clearly rely on micro mobility now, even in the winter.
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the thing is that many people do not want the PBLs to be plowed because they want the PBLs gone and this is their best example of why they suck. if we don't ask the city to plow the lanes then they don't know anyone wants it. 311 request takes <1 min, 2 min to email your alder with the request #
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
the thing is that many people do not want the PBLs to be plowed because they want the PBLs gone and this is their best example of why they suck. if we don't ask the city to plow the lanes then they don't know anyone wants it. 311 request takes <1 min, 2 min to email your alder with the request #
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OH YEAAAAHHH
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
OH YEAAAAHHH
[looks outside] So I really should have switched to studded tires already
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
[looks outside] So I really should have switched to studded tires already
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“Gay-Robinson thinks the electric heating cooling system her friend got at no cost may have saved her life”. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
Hundreds of low-income Illinois families go electric for free
An innovative state law lets utilities meet energy-efficiency mandates by getting people off gas.
www.canarymedia.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Gay-Robinson thinks the electric heating cooling system her friend got at no cost may have saved her life”. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
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Treacherous biking out there this morning. Side streets in Logan are very icy. Main streets are clear. Protected bike lanes on Milwaukee are impassable. Careful out there. Ride with the cars and make sure you can been seen!
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Treacherous biking out there this morning. Side streets in Logan are very icy. Main streets are clear. Protected bike lanes on Milwaukee are impassable. Careful out there. Ride with the cars and make sure you can been seen!
It took tweezers and a lot of cursing, but this thing is finally done
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It took tweezers and a lot of cursing, but this thing is finally done
Apparently I need to get a nice vest for when I'm working on my bike
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Apparently I need to get a nice vest for when I'm working on my bike
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RT to scare a Chicago alderperson #PlowTheSidewalks
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
RT to scare a Chicago alderperson #PlowTheSidewalks
I already have seen multiple people not use turn signals even on icy side streets - they're counting on mind reading when they have that same traction as a sled 🤦🏻♂️
This is my third winter really sticking to cycling through it so I think I can decisively say that the most dangerous part about it is the same as any other season: drivers doing dumb impatient anti-social dangerous shit
dragged my feet leaving for work today but the bike ride wasn't all that bad. I rode Hoyne, Leavitt, and Webster for the majority of the trip and sticking to the tracked snow was just fine on my 2.2s.
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I already have seen multiple people not use turn signals even on icy side streets - they're counting on mind reading when they have that same traction as a sled 🤦🏻♂️
Me: I always treat my bikes well, that's how I keep them in good shape
My Gazelle after four hours in the snow: tell them how it really is 😠
My Gazelle after four hours in the snow: tell them how it really is 😠
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Me: I always treat my bikes well, that's how I keep them in good shape
My Gazelle after four hours in the snow: tell them how it really is 😠
My Gazelle after four hours in the snow: tell them how it really is 😠
Obligatory I biked in the snow photo - wouldn't recommend the side streets without studded tires
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Obligatory I biked in the snow photo - wouldn't recommend the side streets without studded tires
The cure to all life's problems is going on a long walk while it's snowing and looking at birds
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The cure to all life's problems is going on a long walk while it's snowing and looking at birds
A little Chicago snow
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A little Chicago snow
How I feel putting on my winter boots for the first big snow
a close up of a man in a iron man suit standing in a room .
Alt: Iron Man in Iron Man 1 putting on his suit, with the helmet closing at the end
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How I feel putting on my winter boots for the first big snow
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Chicago children betrayed by a snow day falling on a holiday weekend.
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Chicago children betrayed by a snow day falling on a holiday weekend.
A day off means I'm finally building these stairs
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A day off means I'm finally building these stairs
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“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
Happy Thanksgiving, watch Alec make 3 kW tea using an EV charger like an absolute Midwest legend
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, watch Alec make 3 kW tea using an EV charger like an absolute Midwest legend
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Many thanks to all of the transit legends that are still working today and keeping us moving 🫶🚂🚈🚌🚎⛴️🫶
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Many thanks to all of the transit legends that are still working today and keeping us moving 🫶🚂🚈🚌🚎⛴️🫶
By any chance, are any of my mutuals interested in a gently used Nintendo Switch?
(I finally got the save data off of it, so it's time for him to find a new home)
(I finally got the save data off of it, so it's time for him to find a new home)
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
By any chance, are any of my mutuals interested in a gently used Nintendo Switch?
(I finally got the save data off of it, so it's time for him to find a new home)
(I finally got the save data off of it, so it's time for him to find a new home)