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nextbike is launching its first bike-sharing system in Belgium, after successfully winning the tender for the Vlaamse Rand transport region. For the Leipzig-based company, this market entry marks another important step in its international growth strategy. In Belgium, the public bike-sharing system is part of the “Hoppin” mobility vision in …

Laka has shared news of its most recent acquisition, the French e-scooter specialist, Luko, in a move which further highlights the businesses commitment to the European market. This acquisition, from Alliance Direct France, “marks a significant step in Laka’s growth strategy”, and follows its acquisition of French bike insurance provider …

One of the world’s leading shared micromobility companies has announced its new partnership with MK Food Bank, an independent charity providing crisis food support and care for families and individuals in need. As part of the company’s ‘Lime Hero’ program in Milton Keynes, the partnership will allow for the cost …

Bolt, the global shared mobility platform and largest micromobility operator in Europe, has partnered with Forest, London’s most affordable and sustainable shared e-bike service, to improve urban mobility in London. Week commencing Monday 10 March, Londoners will be able to rent any of Forest’s 15,000 e-bikes through the Bolt app …

Lime, positioned as “the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company”, has announced record unaudited financial results for 2024, The results are said to reflect “continued operating and financial momentum as the company executes against its mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free”. Full Year 2024 …

Lime has announced a £20 million five-point London Action Plan, designed to help improve e-bike parking, encourage cycling safety and boost cycling rates across the capital. They say the move comes as demand for e-bike hire has increased at a rate that exceeds the current parking space available in London’s boroughs, …

The Fatbike Market Monitor 2024 published by Marktdata.nl confirms, once again, that consumers in the Netherlands are searching online en masse for fat bikes with too much motor power, too high a maximum speed, and with a throttle and tuning capacity. The report further shows that consumers are increasingly ordering …

Segway, a global leader in the micromobility transportation solutions and robotic service industries, has assembled a dedicated electric bike (e-bike) division in the United States to support the upcoming launch of its first two e-bikes as well as future cycling products. First previewed at CES 2024, the Xyber and Xafari …