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Spin has launched its public hire e-scooter trial in Colchester – its fourth location in the UK following Chelmsford, Basildon and Milton Keynes. Spin’s Everyday Heroes programme will be available immediately for Colchester’s NHS workers to benefit from free 30-minute e-scooter rides. So far, more than 80 NHS workers have …

Trade association LEVA-EU has laid out in full and presented to the European Commission its proposals for a new legal classification of light electric vehicles. The organisation has also called for better representation for Zero Tailpipe Emission Vehicles (ZEVs), the new concept of vehicles it has proposed, in a bid …

Bianchi has chosen the anti-lock braking system by Blubrake for its new e-Omnia range. Blubrake’s main aim is to encourage people to use light electric vehicles (LEVs), by guaranteeing the safety standards comparable to other motor-powered vehicles. To drive this forward, Blubrake developed an ABS system that prevents e-bikers from losing …

British technology company Zipabout has launched its new First and Last Mile feature, integrating all passenger transport options – including e-scooters – for the first time. The First and Last mile feature is now live on Zipabout’s personalised information service and will soon be made available to its clients (transport …

The Scottish Government has awarded over £633,000 to support 45 e-bike projects across the country. Through the latest round of the eBike Grant Fund, delivered through Energy Saving Trust, schools, hospitals and community groups will establish projects to adopt e-bikes, adaptive bikes and e-cargo bikes as an alternative to car …

Neuron’s e-scooters have arrived in Newcastle with an initial 250-strong fleet. The trial, which is being operated in partnership with Newcastle City Council, will provide a safe, sustainable and socially distanced way to travel around the city. Riders in Newcastle will benefit from Neuron’s latest N3 e-scooters which have been …

Scotland is set to introduce European-style mobility hubs that bring various forms of transport together in one place. The model has been identified as a strategic priority in a report for the Scottish Government. Mobility hubs are particularly common in Germany and Austria and other countries on the continent as …

By Adrian Warren, senior product director at Cyclescheme and chair of the Cycle to Work Alliance What a year 2020 was for cycling. One of the positive effects of the pandemic was the amount of free time that lockdown afforded people to pick up old hobbies. In fact, 83% of …