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 »Beryl Rider Report highlights positive impact of shared transport schemes
Beryl has released its fourth annual Rider Report, a survey of thousands of riders used to identify …
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
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Beryl adds e-cargo bikes to Hereford bike share scheme
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Dott to use AI technology to improve e-scooter parking
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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 …
Read More »Catching up with Chirag Shah of Zinc Sports
Zinc Sports is one of the biggest micromobility brands in the UK, but COO Chirag Shah believes the Government can do more to support sustainable transport. Rebecca Bland finds out more More and more companies are joining the micromobility fold and looking to increase their consumer reach throughout the …
Read More »Nominations are open for micromobility category in BikeBiz Awards 2023
Entries are officially open for the micromobility category in the 2023 BikeBiz awards. The awards, hosted by MMB sister publication BikeBiz, aim to celebrate the inspiring and exciting work being done across the cycling and micromobility industries. For 2023, the awards will be decided by a panel of expert judges …
Read More »HumanForest launches zero-emission on-demand parcel delivery service
HumanForest, the company behind one of London’s sustainable shared e-bike schemes, has launched a new venture – Forest Parcel – a zero-emission, on-demand parcel delivery service allowing Londoners and businesses to send packages across the city. Despite 87% of Londoners reported to be motivated to help tackle climate change, parcel …
Read More »Report calls for London-wide shared e-bike regulation and creation of more than 10,000 parking bays by 2025
A new independent report released by global transport consultancy, Steer, and commissioned by shared mobility provider Lime, is calling for the creation of over 10,000 e-bike parking bay locations in London by 2025. This is to meet growing demand for shared and green transport as Transport for London (TfL) and …
Read More »Cowboy introduces two new initiatives, Connect and Core
Cowboy, the Belgian e-bike brand, has announced the launch of two new initiatives. Cowboy Connect, described as the platform for software innovation, and Core – a bike configuration available on Classic, Cruiser and Cruiser ST with streamlined hardware and software features for the more price sensitive customer. With the introduction …
Read More »VanMoof declared bankrupt, administrators consider selling assets
Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof has been declared bankrupt. The company said in a statement that a judge at the Amsterdam District Court had declared Dutch entities VanMoof Global Holding BV, VanMoof BV and Van Moof Global Support BV bankrupt on Tuesday, July 17. Administrators are now in the process of …
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