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HumanForest users have clocked up 70,000 miles on the capital’s roads, a month after the launch in London. The success of the micromobility solution throughout September and into October comes in the run-up to COP26, where Governments will set out their commitments as to how they can reduce carbon emissions …

Voi users can now book rides with the new digital payment methods Apple Pay and Google Pay. These partnerships make it easier for Voi users to pick up an e-scooter, without the need to hassle with filling in bank card details. Until now, Voi users have had to store means …

TIER has announced the first close of its $200 million Series D funding round. As part of a broader equity and debt raise, this round of funding is led by previous investors SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Mubadala Capital and adds new partners like M&G Investments, a green impact fund, and …

Trade association LEVA-EU is calling on the Dutch government to halt plans to introduce national rules for a number of light electric vehicles, which it says will breach European legislation. LEVA-EU, headquartered in Belgium, has announced it is ‘stepping up’ its lobbying of both the Dutch Parliament and the European …

Lime is offering drivers the chance to swap their old car for over £1,000 of free e-bike and e-scooter rides to mark the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Any local resident within one of Lime’s London service areas who can prove they have scrapped their non-ULEZ compliant …

Serial 1 has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to use its new Intelligent Product Essentials solution, an end-to-end software solution that enables companies to launch predictive, proactive and intelligent features that drive business outcomes. The company will use it to develop a user app and related connectivity features with …

PowUnity’s GPS tracker now has a new feature, Share BikeTrax, where several people can monitor one e-bike. It’s a service that many PowUnity customers have been waiting for, said the company, and are now able to use in the PowUnity app since the October 2021 update. Each BikeTrax GPS tracker …

Spin and Essex County Council have announced the extension of its e-scooter hire schemes in Essex to March 2022, aligned with the updated DfT legislation. In agreement with the local authority districts, Spin will continue to offer short term hire to riders in Basildon, Chelmsford and Colchester and it will …