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Electric scooter brand Bird has teamed up with safety app Busby. Busby works with the sensors in your phone – if a user is involved in an incident, the app will begin a 30-second countdown and if there is no movement or response, their exact location is sent to emergency …

Bosch eBike Systems has collaborated with Food Connect to help redistribute surplus food throughout lockdown and beyond. Food Connect is a food redistribution initiative, first active in Milton Keynes, that was founded by London-based charity Hubbub in June 2020. With the help of a mini-fleet of Bosch-powered e-cargo bikes, including …

The World Cycling Forum (WCF) has been moved forward to 6th-7th September 2021, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and MMG have announced. By doing so, they aim to give stakeholders from abroad the ability to utilise their time in …

Bosch eBike Systems has been named as CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honouree in the category Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation for the all-in-one onboard computer Nyon. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) presents the CES Innovation Awards each year for ‘pioneering innovations’ in technology and design in consumer products. “Digital solutions like …

Tier has hired Georgina Smallwood as its new chief product officer, as it gears up for an ‘ambitious’ new phase of growth following its $250 million funding round. Smallwood has arrived straight from fintech unicorn N26 and is one of several senior figures in recent months to have joined Tier’s …

E-scooter operator Lime has responded to concerns of blind and partially sighted people by developing new safety messaging for riders. In partnership with Sight Loss Councils, Lime has implemented new safety advisory messages in its app to alert riders to look out for people with visual impairments and be aware …

The CONEBI General Assembly has renamed the CONEBI E-Bike Working Group in honour of Siegfried Neuberger. The last CONEBI General Assembly took place on 20th November via video call. The CONEBI board of directors, secretariat and national members remembered Neuberger, previous managing director of ZIV and member of CONEBI, who passed …

Gocycle’s fast-folding GXi model has been named as one of TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020. The brand has achieved 50% growth in global sales during 2020, with more people beginning to realise the benefits of electric bikes for healthier and more sustainable journeys. The business has doubled its global …

Bafang is to continue its sponsorship of the CST PostNL Bafang mountain bike racing team into the 2021 Olympic year and beyond. During the two years of sponsorship to date, there has been ‘intensive’ collaboration between the e-drive systems manufacturer, mountain bike brand American Eagle and the riders of the …

Swedish micromobility company Voi Technology has been awarded the Startup of the Year 2020 by the Nordic Startup Awards. Since launching in August 2018, Voi has expanded to more than 50 cities including Berlin, Birmingham, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki, Liverpool, Marseille, Oslo and Stockholm. Kim Balle, founder and CEO of the …