Events

A new survey from British e-scooter brand Swifty has revealed the benefits of micromobility for people with physical limitations.  Swifty Scooters recently surveyed subscribers to its newsletter, with the aim of gaining an insight into how e-scooter riders perceive the machines.  Out of the 220 respondents, 90% said they would …

A new large-scale study of e-bikes in the Netherlands has revealed that 42% of adults in the country own at least one micromobility product.  E-bike Monitor, a market research project into electric bikes, scooters and light electric vehicles (LEVs) carried out by Multiscope, found that the Dutch population currently owns …

West Yorkshire Police has recapped its ‘week of action’ designed to educate e-scooter riders, resulting in the seizure of three vehicles, and 20 members of the public being stopped by officers. Taking place from Monday 30th January to Sunday 5th February, officers from the West Yorkshire Roads Policing Unit recorded …

New research from cycle advocacy campaign Bike is Best has revealed that many UK motorists feel locked into car ownership. The nationally representative study, based on a survey of 2,000 adults in November 2022, found that 47% of people said they feel they have no alternative to owning a car. …

E-scooter trials have helped fuel a ‘progressive shift away from private vehicles,’ according to the Government’s official review.  Following the launch of England’s 32 e-scooter rental schemes in July 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) commissioned an independent review of the trials, running from July 2020 to early 2022. The …

Beryl has released a major new piece of research, which has revealed user habits across six shared bike, e-bike and e-scooter schemes.  Among the biggest findings in the Beryl Annual Rider Report, released on 8th December, was that an increasing number of riders are combining Beryl micromobility trips with public …

Micromobility provider Tier has trialled wheelchair accessible e-scooters in France, in the hopes of a wider rollout to benefit those with reduced mobility. The German shared transport operator partnered with French start-up Omni to create a solution that pairs wheelchairs to e-scooters through a universal fixing.  Through their partnership, Tier …

The day has finally arrived and we can announce the micromobility winners in the 2022 BikeBiz Awards, sponsored by ArmaUrto.  Scroll down to view the list of micromobility winners.  For over a decade, the BikeBiz Awards has been at the heart of the cycle industry, aiming to shine a spotlight …

Councils across the UK have been urged not to seek large financial contributions from shared transport providers, to avoid undermining the viability of e-scooter rental schemes.  National shared transport charity CoMoUK (Collaborative Mobility UK) has written to local authorities urging them to consider profit-sharing models, rather than taking cuts of …

As Thursday 22nd September marks World Car Free Day, a host of micromobility brands have been launching initiatives and holding events to mark the occasion.  World Car Free day is an initiative established by pedestrian advocacy charity Living Streets to raise awareness about the negative impacts congestion and motor traffic …