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Tier will begin its roll-out of e-scooters in Bristol this Saturday, October 14, taking over and expanding the shared mobility service of the city from Voi. A total of 2,000 Tier e-scooters will be deployed initially, with the number increasing to 4,000 over time. Shared e-bikes will join the fleet …

Beryl, has released a new report highlighting its contribution to behavioural change, sustainable operation and changing lives. Released today, October 11, the inaugural Beryl Impact Report 2023 outlines the measures taken by the company to ensure sustainability remains central to everything it does. The report shows the importance of people …

Dott, the micromobility operator, has announced the complete refurbishment of 10,000 of its shared e-scooters. The achievement will double the expected lifespan of those vehicles to seven years, cutting carbon emissions per kilometre by nearly 50%. The milestone coincides with the publication of Dott’s latest sustainability report, covering 2022 initiatives. …

Shared micromobility operator Tier has announced its partnership with Big Issue Recruit (BIR), the specialist recruitment service from the Big Issue Group (BIG) to employ people facing barriers to work in the operations division of its new shared micromobility scheme, launching across Bath and Bristol. Earlier this year Tier won …

Forest has partnered with Captur AI to design and implement an industry-first parking technology which will improve Forest users’ adherence to parking regulations across London. When a user completes a Forest ride and takes a photograph of the parked bike, the AI will review the photograph and score the bike …

Shared sustainable transport provider, Beryl and scheme partners Norfolk County Council and National Grid are celebrating the third anniversary of their e-scooter scheme, which has now replaced more than 184,000 private road transport journeys. Since being introduced alongside the region’s shared bikes and e-bikes in September 2020, the e-scooters have …

Forest will continue operating in the London boroughs of Kingston and Sutton following the decision from the boroughs to extend the contract for one year. The contract extension follows the initial 12 month trial period which began in September 2022. The renewed contract launched in early September 2023 and will …

More than 1,600 trips have been made on the new e-bikes for hire in Leeds since they arrived in the city centre just over a week ago. Initial uptake of the scheme has been positive, with more than 1,200 users covering 375 km in the first week. The figures have …

Dott, the European micromobility operator, has unveiled new research highlighting the impact of its shared e-scooter and e-bike services in cities across Europe. More than one quarter of Dott trips replaced motorised alternatives such as car, taxi or motorbike, equal to removing more than eight million polluting journeys last year. …

Bird Global Inc. a leader in environmentally friendly electric transportation, has acquired shared e-bike and e-scooter operator Spin from Tier Mobility. The transaction makes Bird the largest micromobility operator in North America by market share. Spin is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bird Rides, Inc. The purchase price was $19 …