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Premium e-bike and cargo bike brand Riese & Müller has unveiled plans to use reusable packaging to ship e-bikes and small components in the future. The new, reusable packaging designs have been developed in recent months in cooperation with the German manufacturers circular logistics and rhinopaq and will be produced …

From September 5 to 10, 2023, Munich will become the focus of all things concerning mobility, as it hosts IAA Mobility for the second time. IAA Mobility consists of the Summit at the Messe München exhibition centre, and the IAA Open Space in the city centre. Visitors to the IAA …

Italian brand Terravision Electric has entered the UK market by announcing the opening of its Golden Ride flagship store in London’s Stratford Centre. Golden Ride is the e-mobility brand from Terravision, an airport transport operator across Europe for more than 20 years. The company has a range of e-scooters, e-bikes …

Micromobility, the global shared micromobility operator, has dropped out of the race to restart VanMoof, following the Dutch e-bike brand’s bankruptcy last month. In a post on Twitter (X), Micromobility CEO Salvator Palella said: “Regrettably, our bid for VanMoof, which deeply prioritised consumer protection and job preservation, wasn’t accepted by …

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced an expansion of the ULEZ scrappage scheme to all Londoners, enabling them to trade in non-compliant cars or motorcycles for a personal grant of up to £2,000. From Monday, August 21, all London residents will be eligible for the grant to purchase …

Shared micromobility operator Beryl has launched a new e-scooter hire scheme in Birmingham, replacing Voi. The first phase of the scheme will see 200 e-scooters made available to hire in the city centre and surrounding neighbourhoods, with a further 700 to be rolled out by the end of September 2023. …

HumanForest has undertaken a brand refresh, changing its name to Forest bikes and doubling its e-bike fleet size. The rebrand and fleet expansion come as the company reaches a new stage in its maturity having recently secured £12 million Series A funding. Spurred on by doubling its operational zone since May …

Micromobility.com Inc., the global shared micromobility operator, has announced that it has submitted a non-binding bid to acquire VanMoof Amsterdam. It comes less than a month after the Amsterdam District Court declared Dutch entities VanMoof Global Holding BV, VanMoof BV and Van Moof Global Support BV bankrupt. Administrators had been …