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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has secured £4.86 million from Active Travel England, which has announced a £101 million pot of funding for high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling routes that will benefit people in South Yorkshire. A total of £3.36 million of £3.9 million worth of schemes asked for …

Shared transport operator, Beryl and partners Cornwall Council are extending the region’s e-bike share scheme to Saltash. From Tuesday, March 26, 44 Beryl e-bikes will be available to use from 15 new Beryl bays across Saltash and Plymouth. To celebrate the extension, Beryl is offering free unlocking and 10 minutes …

Rebecca Morley speaks to XYZ Cargo’s MJ Somerville on building functional, modular, and repairable cargo bikes This piece first appeared in the February edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here “I entered this industry to continue the work of cycling for emancipation and freedom versus sport and …

This piece first appeared in the February edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here  Intra Drive has created an 8-speed gearbox motor to help, designed with a circular economy ethos. Rebecca Bland speak to founders Mark Ravilious and Peter Slotwinski Electric bikes are the way forward in …

As Forest’s “River Bike” partnership with The Rivers Trust comes to its end, the company is redesigning its fleet of blue bikes to celebrate the natural world by launching a Planet Earth inspired bike design. The River Bike fleet, launched in August 2023, has helped to raise more than £30,000 …

VanMoof, the Amsterdam-based e-bike producer that was bought by McLaren Applied in September 2023, has now signed 53 repair and service providers across seven countries to its partner network. The newly-built network consists of service and retail partners across the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and France, with locations in …

Voi has confirmed it has successfully raised $25 million in an oversubscribed financing round. Additionally, the company has secured additional debt financing for vehicles. The addition of new equity and debt funds will be used in scaling Voi’s e-scooter and e-bike fleet, seizing the opportunity presented by growing consumer demand …

Following feedback from Forest users requesting more access to partner deals, Forest has integrated a new marketplace into its app called “Partner Perks”. The Partner Perks page allows Forest partners to connect with riders in one centralised space within the app with the intent of driving connection between corporate partners …