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German micromobility start-up Dance has announced that it has secured €12 million in funding, from existing and new investors.  Dance, an e-mobility subscription service founded by the creators of SoundCloud and Jimdo, said it plans to use the funds to continue its mission of creating liveable cities by offering sustainable …

Estonian e-bike brand Ampler has merged with the Kõu Mobility Group, as Kõu takes a majority stake in the bike-manufacturer.  The two companies have signed an investment and share-swap agreement, with Kõu becoming the new 51% majority shareholder in Ampler, which will join other micromobility brands in the Kõu group, …

A new large-scale study of e-bikes in the Netherlands has revealed that 42% of adults in the country own at least one micromobility product.  E-bike Monitor, a market research project into electric bikes, scooters and light electric vehicles (LEVs) carried out by Multiscope, found that the Dutch population currently owns …

West Yorkshire Police has recapped its ‘week of action’ designed to educate e-scooter riders, resulting in the seizure of three vehicles, and 20 members of the public being stopped by officers. Taking place from Monday 30th January to Sunday 5th February, officers from the West Yorkshire Roads Policing Unit recorded …

Rebecca Morley visits Tandem Group Plc in Birmingham to see the new Electric Life showroom and catch up with group CEO Peter Kimberley This piece first appeared in the February edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here E-mobility is a topic that no matter what transport sector you’re …

Micromobility trade organisation LEVA-EU has become a full member of Small Business Standards, a voice for European SMEs.  LEVA-EU (Light Electric Vehicle Association in Europe), the only trade body in Europe to work exclusively for the light electric vehicle market, aims to represent the interests of distributors, manufacturers and suppliers …

The UK’s trading standards organisation has issued a warning about the risk of fires associated with non-compliant e-scooters and e-bikes.  In a statement released on Thursday (9th February), the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) warned consumers and businesses of the potential fire risks posed by faulty lithium-ion batteries in micromobility …

Micromobility operator Voi has called on the Government to set a clear date for the legalisation private e-scooters in the UK. Voi, which operates rental e-scooter schemes across 100 towns and cities globally including Bristol and London in the UK, said that progress in the micromobility industry could be undermined …