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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 …

Shared sustainable transport provider, Beryl and scheme partners Norfolk County Council and National Grid are celebrating the third anniversary of their e-scooter scheme, which has now replaced more than 184,000 private road transport journeys. Since being introduced alongside the region’s shared bikes and e-bikes in September 2020, the e-scooters have …

As e-bikes and e-scooters grow in popularity, Rebecca Morley looks at the environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries and how they can be disposed of sustainably. This piece first appeared in the September edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here Whether it’s cars, bikes or scooters, the future …

Forest will continue operating in the London boroughs of Kingston and Sutton following the decision from the boroughs to extend the contract for one year. The contract extension follows the initial 12 month trial period which began in September 2022. The renewed contract launched in early September 2023 and will …