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The British bike cleaning brand Muc-Off has announced a partnership with EAV, becoming the approved care provider for EAV fleets from January. Dorset-based Muc-Off, a leader in bicycle and motorbike maintenance and cleaning products, has been expanding into the micromobility sector, recently launch a range of e-bike specific lubricants and …

More speakers for the 2023 edition of the Move transport and mobility show have been announced. This year’s event will take place from Wednesday 21st June to Thursday 22nd June at London’s ExCel exhibition centre, and MMB is once again media partner of the event.  Designed to be a meeting …

New research from cycle advocacy campaign Bike is Best has revealed that many UK motorists feel locked into car ownership. The nationally representative study, based on a survey of 2,000 adults in November 2022, found that 47% of people said they feel they have no alternative to owning a car. …

Bike rental software company Bike.Rent Manager has launched a new platform to connect consumers with rental shops, in the hopes of becoming the ‘booking.com of the cycle industry’.  The brand, launched in 2010 and based in London, helps rental businesses manage their entire operation and the new platform offers customers …

A fire chief has issued a safety warning over lithium-ion batteries for new micromobility users, following the Christmas period.  People that received e-bikes and e-scooters for Christmas are being warned of the dangers posed by faulty micromobility batteries, by deputy chief fire officer Dave Walton of West Yorkshire Fire and …

European micromobility provider Dott saw a jump in e-bike and e-scooter users in 2022, new figures have revealed.  Dott, based in the Netherlands, has revealed that the total number of rides on Dott vehicles increased by 94% in 2022, when compared with 2021.  This was supported by a 92% increase …

Voi has been forced to pull its shared e-bike scheme in Peterborough due to high levels of vandalism. Swedish shared micromobility operator Voi has run a hire e-bike scheme, in partnership with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough City Council, for the past two years.  But in a statement …

British micromobility operator Beryl has partnered with the National Grid to expand its transport offering in Norwich. The new partnership, announced on 28th December, will see Beryl join forces with the electricity distribution business to encourage more people to use sustainable transport.  National Grid will sponsor Beryl’s Norwich fleet of …