Bosch eBike Systems is set to bring specialist retailers up to date on its product range with its 11th training season, beginning on 12th October. With more than 320 dates in 14 countries, and for the first time also in the Czech Republic, e-bike retailers will be able to expand …
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E-scooters arrive in Cape Town
South African e-scooter and vehicle technology company Electric Life Rides (ELR) is launching its service in Cape Town this month. The launch will introduce ELR’s initial electric kick scooter fleet, which will be available via its mobility hub partner, the President Hotel, in Bantry Bay. ELR scooters are equipped with …
Read More »Neuron and RoSPA partner on shared e-scooter safety
Neuron Mobility has partnered with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) with plans to “lead the way” in best practice for shared e-scooter safety in Britain. The announcement comes as Neuron prepares to launch its e-scooters in multiple cities across the UK. RoSPA, a premier accident prevention …
Read More »HumanForest raises £1.8 million to support further roll-outs
HumanForest has raised a £1.8 million investment as it looks to roll-out 2,000 e-bikes by the end of 2020. Set up by former Cabify lead Agustin Guilisasti and backed by Cabify founders Juan de Antonio and Vicente Pascual, HumanForest provides 20 free minutes daily, and then costs 12p per minute. …
Read More »Voi continues UK drive with exclusive West Midlands e-scooter deal
Voi has been handed an exclusive contract to bring its e-scooters to the West Midlands. Voi will work hand in hand with Transport for West Midlands to deliver e-scooters to 5.9 million residents across Birmingham, Coventry, Kenilworth, Sandwell (West Bromwich), Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire. The trial will cover the …
Read More »Zipp secures €500,000 investment as it prepares UK e-scooter launch
Zipp Mobility has secured a €500,000 investment as it ramps up plans to operate several shared e-scooter trials in the UK. Investors in the Irish micromobility start-up include Brian O’Driscoll, the former captain of Leinster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions rugby teams, along with an unnamed New York-based investor. …
Read More »Ensuring cycling is more than just a pandemic trend
By Gareth Nettleton, global vice president and the lead of Strava Metro Britain’s roads are looking dramatically different these days. While traffic jams may not yet be a thing of the past, in cities especially, we are seeing cars fast being matched by runners and cyclists – something we’ve long …
Read More »US saw 136 million shared micromobility trips taken in 2019
What started in 2010 as a nascent concept, untested in US cities, closed out the decade as a fast-growing and increasingly indispensable part of city transportation systems. Stretching from docked bike-share systems to dockless bike and scooters, the field of shared micromobility has expanded and evolved over the past 10 …
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