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Voi has launched e-bike rental schemes in three of its UK e-scooter trial areas, Cambridge, Kettering and Peterborough. The operator said it plans to introduce e-bikes to other cities and markets as demand grows. Under UK regulation, Voi e-bikes cut power assistance when their speed reaches 15.5 mph, or when …

British micromobility operator Beryl is rolling out e-scooters across Bournemouth and Poole. The trial, part of a 12-month Department for Transport pilot in partnership with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, has been fast-tracked as a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic to allow residents another form of socially distanced travel …

The IAA is coming to Munich in September 2021 and, for the first time, will focus on bicycles. Tobias Gröber, executive director, business unit consumer goods at Messe München, and Jürgen Mindel, managing director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), discuss the plans, goals and ideas that …

People across the West of England region will soon be able to rent an e-scooter and take it home after the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) and Voi Technology announced the launch of their long-term rental scheme. Voi’s long-term e-scooter rentals can be used by residents across the whole …

Tier has partnered with Lazarillo to offer greater protection and improve safety standards for blind and partially sighted pedestrians. The Lazarillo app works by providing users with real-time audio messages about streets they are walking, while also helping them navigate through buildings such as shops or restaurants. The partnership will …

Voi has integrated with Ericsson and Arkessa to provide global connectivity for e-scooters. With global SIMs supplied by Arkessa, Voi can provision and activate scooters and manage its fleet of connected scooters worldwide, regardless of their location. Arkessa’s global connectivity offers Voi the flexibility to deploy its growing fleet of …

78% of Britons are ready to try e-scooters, a new poll has found, rising to 88% in London. Across the UK, a majority of the population would be willing to hire an e-scooter across all age groups – 57% of those over 55 would hire an e-scooter, rising to 96% …

Bianchi is taking a “significant step forwards in the electric revolution” with the new e-Omnia family. “The “Omnia” in its name – it means “everything” in Latin – mirrors the ambition of Bianchi Lif-e Electric Intelligence programme’s latest platform: to be your perfect e-bike, the bike for every kind of …