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Micromobility for Europe (MMfE) has welcomed a new TRL study on the European Commission review on the regulation on PLEVs. The coalition believes that it is the right timing to understand the main markets and the influence of the existing legislation at EU and national levels. In this context, a …

E-bike innovator Zoomo has secured $12 million from new and existing investors as they expand into new markets and invest in further innovation of its commercial use electric bike platform. AirTree Ventures led the capital raise as a new investor, with follow-on support from existing investors the Clean Energy Finance …

British Cycling has joined forces with other cycling organisations and recreational land managers to support a new, long-term research project to be undertaken by Edinburgh Napier University into the use of off-road e-bikes, including electric mountain bikes. The research will focus on current and future trends as well as the …

Wind Mobility has reported high demand for its e-scooters after the first six months of its trial in Nottingham. Since the launch of the trial in October 2020, residents have taken more than 240,000 rides on Wind’s yellow e-scooters with an average distance of 1.9 miles per trip. In total, …

Tier has launched an Ireland Safety Board, aiming to raise safety standards in the Irish e-scooter market ahead of the Government’s plans to legalise the vehicles. Representatives from the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) and the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) are among the senior independent experts …

London-based AI scale-up Vivacity Labs has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Vivacity Labs team received the Innovation Award for its technology that supports government, regional bodies and local councils to re-think and optimise the way traffic and transport infrastructure is built and used. Established in 2016, …

Tier has welcomed moves to prioritise the legalisation of e-scooters in the Irish Government’s summer session legislative programme. The Road Traffic (Misc Provisions) Bill, which will legislate for and regularise the usage of e-scooters, is contained within the Legislation Programme Summer Session 2021 document which was published yesterday, 26th April, …

Voi’s shared e-scooters are now available in three additional German cities: Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Cologne. In April 2020, Voi was the first sharing provider to integrate with Free Now’s MaaS platform. The operator has expanded its strategic partnership with the German mobility platform to include all three new cities; the …

TIME Magazine has included Lime on its inaugural 100 Most Influential Companies list. “It’s an honour to be recognised by TIME Magazine, not just as a leader in our field, but as one of the most influential companies in the world,” said Wayne Ting, Lime’s CEO. “We’re truly humbled by …

Voi has launched the enhanced ‘End of Ride Photo’ feature to encourage good parking behaviour amongst e-scooter riders. Users are required to take and submit a photo of their parked scooter after each ride. Voi’s support team then reviews the photo and takes actions if the safe parking guidelines have …