Tag Archives: Lime

Lime celebrates London growth and parking progress with four new e-bike borough contracts

Lime has announced new contracts with four boroughs within the last month, in a sign that the operator and local Councils are collaborating to achieve a more standardised city-wide e-bike framework, as well as increase parking infrastructure. The latest boroughs to announce formal e-bike agreements with Lime include Lewisham, Kensington …

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An industry dilemma: The environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries and how to sustainably dispose them

As e-bikes and e-scooters grow in popularity, Rebecca Morley looks at the environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries and how they can be disposed of sustainably. This piece first appeared in the September edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here Whether it’s cars, bikes or scooters, the future …

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Lime launches partnership to fundraise for Nottingham-based charity Emmanuel House

Lime has announced a new partnership with Emmanuel House, an independent local charity dedicated to fighting homelessness as part of the company’s “Lime Hero” program in Nottingham. The partnership will allow for the cost of each Lime ride taken within the city to be rounded up to the nearest pound, …

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Lime achieves 45% growth in record year for ridership

Lime, the shared electric vehicle company, has unveiled new global financial and ridership figures from the first half of 2023 that demonstrate demand for shared e-bikes and e-scooters continues to grow around the world. In the first half of the year, Lime achieved more than $250 million in gross bookings, …

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Lime launches scheme across central London to incentivise responsible parking

Lime, the shared micromobility provider, has launched ‘Lime Parking Wardens’ across central London, rewarding its e-scooter and e-bike riders that parked responsibly with a free ride. Part of Lime’s commitment to safe and considerate parking, the Parking Wardens were stationed near busy e-scooter bays – including Covent Garden and Soho …

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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 …

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Lime re-selected for TfL e-scooter scheme

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Lime has been re-selected to operate its shared e-scooters in London, following its competitive re-tender for the Capital’s ongoing e-scooter trial. The scheme has been extended until 2024, with contracts successfully awarded to Lime, Dott and Voi. Manish Kharel, general manager for Lime …

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Less than 0.01% of London e-scooter trial trips resulted in serious injury, TfL data shows

Transport for London (TfL), London Councils and e-scooter operators Dott, Lime and Tier have released new data, covering June 2021 to Nov 2022, that shows the progress made during the first phase of the London rental e-scooter trial. The main objective of the trial is to gather data to help …

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Lime launches global campaign aimed at ‘making a clean break’ from cars

Lime has announced the launch of its spring global campaign encouraging more people out of cars and onto greener, shared modes by “Making A Clean Break.” The campaign, designed and produced by Lime’s in-house creative team, is built on the core belief that a better world is possible through greener …

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Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters

Residents of Paris have voted to ban rental e-scooters from the French capital in a landmark referendum. Almost 90% of votes cast on Sunday, April 2, favoured a ban of shared e-scooter schemes. The referendum was called in response to a rising number of people being injured and killed, as …

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