Evolving Sports Distribution is now the UK distributor for Danish brand Amcargobikes. Hailing from Copenhagen, Amcargobikes was founded back in 1992. All the bikes are assembled at the in-house factory in Veksø, Denmark. Evolving Sports said: “We are hugely excited to be bringing Amcargobikes to the UK market at such …
Read More »Avara, Beryl partnership sees employees take to two wheels
Nathan Hughes, team leader at Avara Foods in Hereford, has spoken of the many benefits of using bikes as part of the partnership between the company and Beryl. Seeking to promote sustainable travel between their two sites and increase the number of employees cycling, Avara partnered with Beryl, purchasing minute …
Read More »Tier integrates with Google Maps in UK
Tier has teamed up with Google Maps in the UK, giving people in London and York access to the company’s e-scooters through the navigation app. The integration will enable riders plotting a route via Google Maps to easily locate nearby Tier e-scooters, as well as clearly displaying how much their …
Read More »New data reveals mental health benefits of e-scooter hire schemes
New data released by Spin has revealed how e-scooter hire schemes have a wide range of benefits to mental wellbeing. The study explored how nearly 1,000 users felt better as a direct result of riding an e-scooter that’s part of the UK DfT’s public hire trials. The results show that …
Read More »Voi extends e-scooter trial contracts into 2022 and proposes new classification for e-scooters
Voi has proposed a change in the law to give e-scooters their own vehicle classification. The operator has licences to operate in 17 UK towns and cities, giving Voi 60% of the UK market share. Voi’s e-scooters and e-bikes are available in major cities across the UK including Birmingham, Liverpool, …
Read More »Legalising e-scooters could reduce car use but tight safety regulations needed, says report
A new report published by Centre for London has called on the Government to legalise private and shared e-scooters alongside a comprehensive package of measures to ensure their rollout is safe, affordable, and accessible to all. These include giving Transport for London the power to manage shared e-scooter schemes in …
Read More »Plans to extend e-scooter and e-bike trials across Cambridge and Peterborough receive green light
Plans to extend e-scooter and e-bike trials across Cambridge and Peterborough received the green light from members from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority board last Wednesday, 29th September. Recommendations to extend the ongoing e-scooter trial in Cambridge until March 2022 to continue learnings received approval, as did recommendations to expand …
Read More »Voi sees demand soar by 44% as UK’s fuel crisis continues
Voi has seen demand increase by 44% at 8am on weekdays as the UK’s fuel crisis continues. In cities including Bristol, Birmingham and Liverpool, people have been leaving their cars at home and relying on Voi’s e-scooters to travel around. There has been an overall increase of 33% in the …
Read More »Lime celebrates 100,000 e-scooter trips in capital
Lime celebrated 100,000 e-scooter trips in the capital at Hammersmith and Fulham Council and Hammersmith’s Business Improvement District joint Car Free Day Event. Since the launch of TfL’s flagship e-scooter trial in the UK capital in June, Lime has served over 100,000 safe sustainable e-scooter rides, saving more than 150,000 …
Read More »Bosch eBike Systems’ 12th international dealer training series to start next month
Bosch eBike Systems’ 12th international dealer training series will start on 18th October, with the first UK training session taking place on 2nd November. E-bike dealers from 16 countries, including Slovakia and Portugal for the first time, are invited to broaden their knowledge of the brand’s products at one of …
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