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Lime has recorded more than three million e-bike trips in Camden as residents across the borough continue to integrate cycling into their daily routines and social lives. A third of these journeys took place over five months alone from June to October 2023, demonstrating record demand and how the popularity …

Tier-owned Nextbike has won the tender for its first bike sharing system in Portugal. For the tuba bike system in Barcelos, Nextbike will provide the complete hardware, consisting of 200 of the latest GPS-locatable SMARTbikes. On behalf of the local public transport provider transdev Portugal, a comprehensive bike sharing system …

Forest, the London-based shared e-bike service, has seen a significant uplift in brand awareness since rebranding from HumanForest. The company undertook a rebranding exercise in Summer 2023, with the intention of improving brand association by simplifying the company’s identity. Recent results from Forest’s rebrand have shown a 35% uplift in …

Cowboy has appointed Pola Karolczyk as its first in-house general counsel, reaffirming the company’s commitment to its products and innovation. Taking charge of the legal and investor relations function, Karolczyk will steer legal strategy, influencing strategic development, and overseeing initiatives across Cowboy’s operations. In her career, Karolczyk served as a …

Bolt has been announced as one of the three companies, alongside Tier and Voi, awarded a licence to operate e-bikes and scooters in Oslo until March 2025. As a result, Bolt will offer a fleet of more than 2,500 micromobility vehicles in the capital city of Norway from April 1, …

Velco has hired 138 Alternatives to handle its European communications. The partnership will see the team at 138 Alternatives work to raise the profile of the French IoT solutions firm within the bicycle industry and beyond. Philipp Reiff, managing director of 138 Alternatives, said: “We are convinced that connected e-bikes …

Tier and Dott have announced a preliminary agreement to bring the two companies together to form one of Europe’s leading micromobility operators. The joint entity will continue to operate under the Tier and Dott brands, combining the two provider’s expertise. This transaction is subject to several conditions, and will be …

Forest, one of London’s most affordable shared e-bike schemes, is expanding its ‘Friends of the Forest’ discount scheme to include those aged 60 and over. The benefits of cycling in older age have been widely reported with a study showing that cyclists between the ages of 50 and 83 received …

Velco, provider of connected solutions for e-bike brands, has completed a new €2 million fundraising round to accelerate its development, before reaching profitability in the next few quarters. After establishing a presence in the French e-bike market, Velco expanded in Europe and North America, working with a number of international …

Sustainable shared transport in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is set for a number of improvements over the next five years, after Beryl were re-appointed as scheme operators by BCP Council. Having run the current bike, e-bike and e-scooter scheme in partnership with the council since June 2019, the home-grown operator …