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West Midlands cycle hire scheme to launch next year with 1,500 bikes
A new cycle hire scheme is due to launch across the West Midlands next year. The operator of London’s Santander Cycles has been appointed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to offer bikes for hire in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Walsall from next spring. Contractor Serco will …
Read More »Tier launches UK and Ireland Safety Board to raise e-scooter safety standards
Tier has launched a UK and Ireland Safety Board to ‘raise the bar’ for safety standards across the e-scooter sector. The board comprises senior independent experts in road safety, COVID risk, accessibility and visual impairment, with figures representing Parliamentary Advisory Council on Transport Safety, UCL Centre for Transport Studies, Transport …
Read More »Bosch eBike Systems recognised at CES Innovation Awards for Nyon computer
Bosch eBike Systems has been named as CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honouree in the category Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation for the all-in-one onboard computer Nyon. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) presents the CES Innovation Awards each year for ‘pioneering innovations’ in technology and design in consumer products. “Digital solutions like …
Read More »Covation Holdings establishes UK sales hub for Buzz E-bikes
Covation Holdings is expanding into the European market with a new UK sales hub for outdoor bicycle brands Huffy, Royce Union and Buzz E-bikes. Led by EU general manager Jon Tilley, the company will focus on driving brand awareness across European markets, while working with retailers on import programmes and …
Read More »Pure Electric opening new London store this week
Pure Electric is opening its fifth London store this Friday, 18th December. The new store, which will create seven new jobs, is on Tooley Street by London Bridge and follows recent London shop openings in Croydon Box Park, Spitalfields and Holborn. The company started the year with just one high street outlet in …
Read More »Government ‘promises decision’ on legal status of e-scooters following trials
Understanding the positive and negative impacts of electric scooters from the data and evidence of current on-road trials will be key to the decision about whether they will be legalised, the Government has told the Transport Committee. The Transport Committee has published the Government’s Response to its report, E-scooters: pavement …
Read More »E-scooter trial to be launched in Chester
People in Chester will soon be able to get around using hired electric scooters as part of a trial to encourage greener travel methods. Cheshire West and Chester Council, in partnership with e-scooter provider Ginger, will launch a 12-month trial in the city from Monday, 21st December. The trial is …
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