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Beryl BTN Bikes are now available city-wide with the final phase of scheme expansion now in operation. There are now 780 bikes available to hire from 82 hubs across Brighton and Hove. More than half (60%) of them are e-bikes to help tackle the hillier areas of the city and …

Bolt has appointed an independent Micromobility Safety Committee to get expert analysis and recommendations on Bolt’s scooter and e-bike safety solutions. The Committee, which consists of six mobility experts, met for the first time in September at Bolt’s headquarters in Tallinn and welcomed Bolt’s plans to launch distance-based pricing in …

Tier will begin its roll-out of e-scooters in Bristol this Saturday, October 14, taking over and expanding the shared mobility service of the city from Voi. A total of 2,000 Tier e-scooters will be deployed initially, with the number increasing to 4,000 over time. Shared e-bikes will join the fleet …

Beryl, has released a new report highlighting its contribution to behavioural change, sustainable operation and changing lives. Released today, October 11, the inaugural Beryl Impact Report 2023 outlines the measures taken by the company to ensure sustainability remains central to everything it does. The report shows the importance of people …

Dott, the micromobility operator, has announced the complete refurbishment of 10,000 of its shared e-scooters. The achievement will double the expected lifespan of those vehicles to seven years, cutting carbon emissions per kilometre by nearly 50%. The milestone coincides with the publication of Dott’s latest sustainability report, covering 2022 initiatives. …

Shared micromobility operator Tier has announced its partnership with Big Issue Recruit (BIR), the specialist recruitment service from the Big Issue Group (BIG) to employ people facing barriers to work in the operations division of its new shared micromobility scheme, launching across Bath and Bristol. Earlier this year Tier won …

Forest has partnered with Captur AI to design and implement an industry-first parking technology which will improve Forest users’ adherence to parking regulations across London. When a user completes a Forest ride and takes a photograph of the parked bike, the AI will review the photograph and score the bike …

Fleet decarbonisation is seeing more businesses switch from vans to e-cargo bikes. Rebecca Bland explores how this is impacting the bike industry. This piece first appeared in the September edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here Particularly since the pandemic, the uptake in the use of cargo …