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. …
Read More »One in five women feel safe cycling alone at night, Lime’s Tackling the Gender Pedal Gap report reveals
A new study from Lime has found that nine in 10 (91%) women face barriers to cycling in the UK. The …
Transport for West Midlands to analyse ‘near miss’ data on roads thanks to VivaCity partnership
VivaCity, the transport technology scaleup, has announced a strategic partnership with Transport for…
Beryl adds e-cargo bikes to Hereford bike share scheme
Beryl and Herefordshire Council are launching an innovative new addition to the bike and e-bike shar…
Dott to use AI technology to improve e-scooter parking
Dott, the European micromobility operator, is further improving correct parking of its shared e-scoo…
Cowboy opens e-bike brand store in Brussels
Cowboy has opened its new brand store in central Brussels. The showroom, just a few metres away from…
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HumanForest rebrands to ‘Forest’ and doubles number of e-bikes in London
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 …
Read More »Micromobility.com’s non-binding offer to acquire VanMoof ‘positively received’
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 …
Read More »Cycling UK chief calls on Rishi Sunak not to turn LTNs into a ‘political football’
The chief executive of Cycling UK has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak not to use low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) as a “political football”, after he ordered a review of them in England. In initial reaction to the news broken in the Sunday Telegraph, Sarah Mitchell, Cycling UK chief executive, …
Read More »Voi integrates Flare technology to improve safety standards and rider experience
Voi has announced a global partnership with Flare, the mobility safety intelligence company. This collaboration will strengthen Voi’s rental platform with Flare’s technical solutions to protect all of Voi’s riders with advanced incident detection. Additionally, it will provide visibility for all Voi vehicles on the Flare Aware network used by …
Read More »Inokim closes London flagship store, cites delay in legalisation of private e-scooters
E-scooter brand Inokim has closed its flagship store in Holborn, London. In a short statement to customers, a spokesperson for the brand said: “Inokim has been establishing itself as a top brand with a proud core message of customer support and a great experience. “We have been serving the UK …
Read More »‘We had to switch from a rapid expansion approach’: Tier’s Fred Jones on the current state of micromobility
Shared transport operators have had to rapidly shift their focus in the past year. Tier’s regional general manager for Northern Europe, Fred Jones, explains What are the latest developments for Tier? It has been an exciting time at Tier over the last few months! We recently acquired Nextbike (now called …
Read More »More than 50 organisations call on UK Government to address e-scooter legislation
More than 50 organisations have signed a letter to the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urgently calling on the government to legalise e-scooters. The signatories, including environmental charities and campaigners, local authorities, disabled people’s organisations, micromobility operators and retailers, have warned that the UK is at risk of falling behind …
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