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Cycling UK has warned that an increase in private car use could lead to ‘crippling’ congestion and cost the economy over £15 billion per year, unless more is done to make it easier for people to walk and cycle shorter distances. The charity has raised its concerns as England emerges …

E-scooters running in Aylesbury and High Wycombe have covered the equivalent of travelling from New York to Los Angeles in their first full week of operation, Buckinghamshire Council and operator Zipp Mobility have said. The 50 strong fleet of e-scooters, which were used over 1,330 times, clocked up more than …

According to the BA’s Market Data Service – powered by Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) – it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas buying habits will be very different in 2020… In total, this market, which is predominantly made up of electric and non-electric scooters, has followed the wider cycling …

Spin is launching its first Essex public hire e-scooter trial in Basildon next Monday, 7th December. 50 e-scooters will be available for hire in the town. This is the first step in a managed phased launch which Spin is looking to gradually expand hand in hand with demand and working …

A new opinion poll by Survation for Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) has found that 50% of people in Scotland support measures to increase the use of shared transport models, with only 13% opposed. The transport charity has called for more action to increase car clubs and bike-sharing to help tackle …

E-bikes are set to grow from 3.7 million bikes sold in 2019 to 17 million in 2030, a new forecast from CIE, CONEBI and ECF has predicted. Using a new forecasting approach which analysed current trends, COVID-19 impacts and Government announcements about future cycling investments, the three European cycling organisations …

Voi has raised $160 million in new funding led by The Raine Group. Investors including VNV Global, Balderton, Creandum, Project A, Inbox, Nordic Ninja and sustainability-focused investors, including Stena Sessan, also participated in the round and were joined by entrepreneurs and executives to global companies, including Delivery Hero, Klarna, iZettle, …

India-based e-bike startup Calamus is making its way into the UK market thanks to a place on the Birmingham Enterprise Community (BEC) Forward accelerator scheme. Calamus is now in line to receive full support and backing to help establish a base in Birmingham, operating its UK HQ from the city. …

The operating area of Birmingham’s e-scooter trial is to be expanded to the north and southwest of the city from 4th December. The expansion will include the A38 and A34 cycling corridors respectively, allowing people to reach key destinations by e-scooter including: – The University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, …

Scottish e-bike innovator FreeFlow Technologies (FFT) has secured £1.85 million in a funding round. The investment will support a move to a new headquarters and R&D facility in East Kilbride and further strengthen the team with senior technical positions and assembly engineers recruited. “FFT’s ‘novel’ patented e-bike transmission system is …