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VanMoof has announced a new, faster e-bike that will ‘redefine city mobility for good’. The VanMoof V is the brand’s first high-speed e-bike. With integrated speed settings to match country regulations, the VanMoof V will be capable of hitting speeds up to 50 km/h or 31 mp/h, said the brand, …

Dott has today launched its new e-bikes, with the first vehicles now available on the streets of Paris. By the end of the year, 3,000 e-bikes will be in operation in the city. E-bikes will also soon be available in Rome, Milan, Brussels and London as Dott expands its operations …

Evolving Sports Distribution is now the UK distributor for Danish brand Amcargobikes. Hailing from Copenhagen, Amcargobikes was founded back in 1992. All the bikes are assembled at the in-house factory in Veksø, Denmark. Evolving Sports said: “We are hugely excited to be bringing Amcargobikes to the UK market at such …

Nathan Hughes, team leader at Avara Foods in Hereford, has spoken of the many benefits of using bikes as part of the partnership between the company and Beryl. Seeking to promote sustainable travel between their two sites and increase the number of employees cycling, Avara partnered with Beryl, purchasing minute …

James Groves has stepped down from his position as group editor on BikeBiz and MMB after three-and-a-half years at the helm. Having joined BikeBiz in March 2018, Groves led the brand through two acquisitions, first by Future Publishing and later Biz Media, before launching micromobility sister title MMB in July 2020. Groves will be replaced by Cycling Weekly news editor Alex …

Tier has teamed up with Google Maps in the UK, giving people in London and York access to the company’s e-scooters through the navigation app. The integration will enable riders plotting a route via Google Maps to easily locate nearby Tier e-scooters, as well as clearly displaying how much their …

A rise in fires involving e-bike batteries recently prompted the London Fire Brigade to issue a warning, urging people to only use trusted batteries and be careful to charge and store them correctly. asecos’ Les Day explains the risks and how storage cabinets can protect against fires and explosions What …

New data released by Spin has revealed how e-scooter hire schemes have a wide range of benefits to mental wellbeing. The study explored how nearly 1,000 users felt better as a direct result of riding an e-scooter that’s part of the UK DfT’s public hire trials. The results show that …