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Nicolas de Juniac, UK general manager at delivery e-bike specialist Zoomo, discusses the benefits for businesses of switching to e-bikes.  As we enter Bike Week, when communities across the UK celebrate the benefits of cycling, Zoomo believes that every week could be Bike Week for businesses that utilise LEVs (light electric …

Specialist retailer Pure Electric has called on the Government to bring forward the legalisation of e-scooters, as petrol prices hit a 17-year-high amid a cost of living crisis.  Bristol-based chain Pure Electric, which specialises in e-bikes and e-scooter sales, has urged Ministers to act now to allow access to low-cost, …

Dublin Bus has partnered with Voi to launch an innovative new pilot project. From today, Dublin Bus employees will be able to access a special fleet of Voi e-bikes to enable them to travel between the eight depots which house the 1,000 bus fleet of Dublin Bus. The new initiative, …

London-based shared e-bike brand HumanForest has continued to thrive, reaching its highest ever e-bike usage last month.  The sustainable micromobility platform, which currently operates e-bike schemes in 12 London boroughs, recorded 150,000 trips across the capital in May, up from 80,000 trips the previous month.  HumanForest operates a unique advertising-led …

E-scooter operator Voi has unveiled its new fleet of machines in Liverpool, Bath and Bristol. The  new Voiager 5 model has already been rolled out on the streets, and features more recycled materials and some all new safety features.  Liverpool, Bath and Bristol are the first cities in the UK …

Bolt has announced the latest expansion of its micromobility services, with 16,000 new e-bikes set to be deployed over the next six months across more than 30 European cities. The company, which has already launched e-bikes in Madrid, Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Oslo and Krakow in 2022, announced this latest round …

Micromobility platform Zoomo has unveiled the latest prototype for a moped-inspired e-bike. The Zoomo One is described as the highest performance utility e-bike Zoomo has built, aimed at giving moped-like benefits, without the pollutive impacts.  Zoomo, which offers electric vehicle fleets for delivery services, currently operates around the globe, including …

Micromobility operator Tier has started managing the operations of the shared e-scooter scheme in Essex, in partnership with Essex County Council, as part of the nationwide trials run by the DfT. This follows Tier’s recent acquisition of Spin, the Ford-owned company that has run the service since the beginning of …