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The British bike share operator Hourbike has partnered with e-bike manufacturer Fifteen, to “revolutionise” schemes in the UK. French brand Fifteen, formed through a merger between self-service e-bike operators Smoove and Zoov last year, is an innovative e-bike brand and bike share provider that offers a unique and efficient docking …

By Stuart Snape, Managing Partner, Graham Coffey and Co. Solicitors Injury Prevention Week is an annual national awareness event which aims to bring focus to preventable injuries, drawing on the lessons that can be learnt in order to strive for better safeguarding of all, be it at the workplace or …

Micromobility operator Voi has quadrupled its area of operation in the city of bath.  Having initially only covered two square miles in the compact city in the South West of England, Voi will now cover eight square miles, making it easier for people to adopt rental e-scooters as their chosen …

The UK Government has announced the launch of a new investigation branch to explore road traffic incidents, including crashes involving e-scooters. Road Safety Investigation Branch (RSIB) has been established to investigation incidents on the roads and to provide insight to make the streets safer.  The Government said it will recruit …

Micromobility provider Tier has sponsored the return of the parliamentary bike ride, bringing together politicians, advocates and experts to ride in London.  This year’s event, which took place on Tuesday (28th June), was attended by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport Trudy Harrison MP, and cycling …

Nextbike has won the tender to renew its contract to operate in Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw is the biggest urban bicycle system in Poland and is one of the biggest in Europe, and after 10 years of operation, the Veturilo system will continue to be run by Nextbike.   The collaboration between …

The Irish micromobility provider Zipp has closed a  €6.1 million (£5.2 million) funding round, let by UK-based asset manager Fasanara Capital. New capital, a mixture of equity and debt, will be used by Zipp Mobility to expand its e-scooter and e-bike operations in Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe in …

The latest European Shared Mobility Index, published by Fluctuo, has been released, predicting that 2022 will be an “industry-defining year”. In addition to the 16 cities for shared mobility that were already being monitored, it now also features Copenhagen (DK), Dublin (IE), Lisbon (PT) and Munich (DE). “This is the …

European micromobility operator Dott has announced an expansion of the e-bike and e-scooter information available in Google Maps. Dott’s shared e-bikes and e-scooters are now available through Google Maps in more cities across France, Italy, Spain, Finland, and Belgium and recently launched in new countries such as Sweden, Israel and …

Micromobility provider Bolt has launched its 2022 safety report. The company registered over five times more rides in 2021 in comparison to 2020, while decreasing its injury ratio by 26%. The increase in rides is a result of launching scooter operations in new markets as well as promoting micromobility as …