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Beryl, the British micromobility company, has revealed how Google Cloud helped it scale, innovate and tailor its services to each city it operates. For the organisation, which serves more than 300,000 UK customers, a reliable customer app as well as e-bikes and scooter availability are key when encouraging people to …

Cowboy, the Belgian e-bike brand, has launched its new breakthrough technology, AdaptivePower, The update senses changes in the rider’s environmental conditions and provides the right amount of power keeping the rider in the flow and elevating their performance. Cowboy’s design approach means no buttons, gears or settings and its AdaptivePower …

The Bicycle Association (BA) has announced its intention to set up a UK-wide collection and recycling service for bike batteries. The decision comes in anticipation of significant growth in the sale of electric bikes in the coming years. In other European markets there is already a single collection programme running, …

Shared micromobility could boost the UK economy by more than £1 billion, according to a new study from Oxford University.  A study by the university’s Oxford Strategy Group, examining services provided by micromobility operator Dott in London, found that there would be huge economic benefits if more people switched to …

Micromobility operator Bolt has announced a new ‘reckless rider score,’ believed to be an industry first. Estonian shared transport company Bolt is aiming to tackle unsafe riding habits on its e-scooters, to help improve the perception of safety in micromobility.  The reckless rider scoring systems collects inputs, including tandem riding …

E-scooter brand Pure Electric has secured a £12.5 million loan to help fund further product development and support its new business direction. The British e-scooter brand has recently shifted its focus away from e-bikes and high street retail to focus on e-scooters and working with third-party retailers.  Founded by entrepreneur …

Belgian e-bike brand Cowboy has appointed Oliver Barleben to oversee global operations as chief supply chain officer.  Barleben will be responsible for Cowboy’s supply chain and ensuring the product quality, while also overseeing planning, procurement, manufacturing and logistics.  With previous experience in supply chains and procurement, Barleben was most recently …

By Duncan Robertson, UK general manager, Dott This piece first appeared in the February edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here The new year is off to a strong start for active travel, with the announcement by Active Travel England of almost £33 million of new funding to …