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More than 1,600 trips have been made on the new e-bikes for hire in Leeds since they arrived in the city centre just over a week ago. Initial uptake of the scheme has been positive, with more than 1,200 users covering 375 km in the first week. The figures have …

Dott, the European micromobility operator, has unveiled new research highlighting the impact of its shared e-scooter and e-bike services in cities across Europe. More than one quarter of Dott trips replaced motorised alternatives such as car, taxi or motorbike, equal to removing more than eight million polluting journeys last year. …

Bird Global Inc. a leader in environmentally friendly electric transportation, has acquired shared e-bike and e-scooter operator Spin from Tier Mobility. The transaction makes Bird the largest micromobility operator in North America by market share. Spin is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bird Rides, Inc. The purchase price was $19 …

Tier Mobility has announced the rolling out of a fleet of 500 shared e-bikes and shared e-scooters in Bath. The shared transport provider won the tender to operate the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority’s shared micromobility service earlier this year. Tier’s service will eventually comprise shared e-scooters, e-bikes and …

Lime has announced a new partnership with Emmanuel House, an independent local charity dedicated to fighting homelessness as part of the company’s “Lime Hero” program in Nottingham. The partnership will allow for the cost of each Lime ride taken within the city to be rounded up to the nearest pound, …

FreeNow, Ireland’s multi-mobility app, has announced the appointment of Charlie Gleeson as the new general manager for the Irish market. Gleeson will be responsible for leading FreeNow’s business in Ireland and delivering its strategic ambition to continue growing the scale and diversity of FreeNow’s mobility offering for people across the …

Lime, the shared electric vehicle company, has unveiled new global financial and ridership figures from the first half of 2023 that demonstrate demand for shared e-bikes and e-scooters continues to grow around the world. In the first half of the year, Lime achieved more than $250 million in gross bookings, …

Shared e-scooter company Voi is in the running for two national awards – for reducing congestion and cleaning up the air in UK towns and cities. The company, which operates e-scooters around the UK and is about to start serving London from late September, has made the shortlist of the …