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The London Road Safety Council (LRSC) has announced a partnership with Tier to cooperate on safety issues in London and sponsor the LRSC website. Founded in 2018, Tier currently operates in more than 560 cities across 32 countries in Europe, the United States and the Middle East. Under the new …

Micromobility operator Dott has reported a change in habits from its riders, as the energy crisis impacts people’s decisions in how they travel. More than one-third (36%) of its riders are using shared e-scooters and e-bikes more as a result of the energy crisis, rising to nearly half (49%) of those …

Tier’s e-scooters and e-bikes in Dubai have officially hit the one million ride mark, two years after their launch. German micromobility operator Tier introduced its e-scooters in the United Arab Emirates in October 2020, helping support travellers in the largest city in the Gulf region.  Since the launch, a million …

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The British bike cleaning brand Muc-Off has announced a partnership with EAV, becoming the approved care provider for EAV fleets from January. Dorset-based Muc-Off, a leader in bicycle and motorbike maintenance and cleaning products, has been expanding into the micromobility sector, recently launch a range of e-bike specific lubricants and …

More speakers for the 2023 edition of the Move transport and mobility show have been announced. This year’s event will take place from Wednesday 21st June to Thursday 22nd June at London’s ExCel exhibition centre, and MMB is once again media partner of the event.  Designed to be a meeting …

Bike rental software company Bike.Rent Manager has launched a new platform to connect consumers with rental shops, in the hopes of becoming the ‘booking.com of the cycle industry’.  The brand, launched in 2010 and based in London, helps rental businesses manage their entire operation and the new platform offers customers …

A fire chief has issued a safety warning over lithium-ion batteries for new micromobility users, following the Christmas period.  People that received e-bikes and e-scooters for Christmas are being warned of the dangers posed by faulty micromobility batteries, by deputy chief fire officer Dave Walton of West Yorkshire Fire and …

European micromobility provider Dott saw a jump in e-bike and e-scooter users in 2022, new figures have revealed.  Dott, based in the Netherlands, has revealed that the total number of rides on Dott vehicles increased by 94% in 2022, when compared with 2021.  This was supported by a 92% increase …

Voi has been forced to pull its shared e-bike scheme in Peterborough due to high levels of vandalism. Swedish shared micromobility operator Voi has run a hire e-bike scheme, in partnership with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough City Council, for the past two years.  But in a statement …