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The e-scooter platform Dott has revealed its huge growth in London and across Europe in 2021. Based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Dott reported 130% more trips last year when compared with 2020, including an 80% jump in trips in September alone as commuters returned to offices across Europe. Dott …

Michelin has unveiled its new prototype for airless tyres, designed for e-cargo trikes.  The French tyre manufacturing giant says that it is focusing on developing urban mobility and last-mile delivery products, to help improve sustainable, accessible transport modes.  Michelin has now unveiled the Michelin X Tweel airless radial tyre for …

Ride hailing and e-scooter app Bolt has raised €628 million in funding, as it aims to ‘accelerate the move to shared mobility’.  Bolt, founded in 2013 in Estonia, offers a range of vehicle hire services, micromobility options, car sharing, and food delivery, and now operates in 45 countries across Europe …

By Dan Parsons, founding partner and head of business at London e-bike retailer Fully Charged Recent data shared by the Bicycle Association showed a +8% growth of the UK cycling market in the first six months of 2021 compared to the ‘boom year’ of 2020, and a +52% growth based …

The transport app Free Now has partnered with micromobility platform Zipp across Ireland.   Free Now has integrated Zipp Mobility’s e-scooter and e-bikes on its app, letting travellers book Zipp machines when the service is rolled out in 2022.  Zipp has already launched its e-scooters and e-bikes in the UK and …

Lime has launched an innovative gift-swap for anyone who was given an illegal scooter for Christmas.  The shared e-scooter provider, which currently runs rental schemes in London, Milton Keynes, and Manchester, is letting people swap their new scooter for free Lime rides following the festive period.  Private e-scooters are illegal …

Following COP26 Transport Day Alan Clarke, senior director of policy for shared e-scooter provider Lime, explains why the move to a two-wheel electric fleet is vital to the future of mobility We are currently undergoing a revolution when it comes to how people move around towns and cities. From electric …

Shared e-scooter firm Voi has raised $115 million (£87 million) from investors, resulting in the brand being valued at just over $1 billion.  Sweden-based start-up Voi has been expanding its European fleets of shared mobility schemes, as the company intends to go public in the near future, according to founder …