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Spin e-scooter riders in Essex have taken more than 100,000 rides since the trials launched. Each trial has started on a small-scale and is constantly evaluated in collaboration with Essex County Council (ECC) and local authorities and is driven by demand. Spin manages per-minute hire schemes in Basildon, Chelmsford, Clacton-on-Sea, …
Read More »LEVA-EU warns proposed new EU battery rules will ‘harm’ manufacturers
Trade association LEVA-EU has warned that proposed new rules governing batteries for electric vehicles are ‘a sledgehammer to crack a nut’ and risk tying manufacturers of more powerful electric vehicles like motorbikes, e-scooters and electric mopeds in red tape. LEVA EU made its warning following the European Commission’s proposal to …
Read More »Lime launches charity partnership as it expands Milton Keynes e-scooter fleet
Lime has launched a new ‘Lime Hero’ charity partnership with FareShare South Midlands and SOFEA in Milton Keynes. This comes as the company is expanding its e-scooter fleet in Milton Keynes from 300 to 500 vehicles. The expansion is aimed at helping to provide a safe and sustainable transport option …
Read More »Tier’s e-scooters now available in 100 cities
Tier has launched its service in Kraków, Poland, which has become the 100th city where the company’s e-scooters are available. In less than three years, the company has expanded its e-scooter, e-bike and e-moped services to 100 cities, including Paris, Berlin, Oslo and Dubai. Tier’s focus for the upcoming year …
Read More »Wind reports high e-scooter demand in first six months of Nottingham trial
Wind Mobility has reported high demand for its e-scooters after the first six months of its trial in Nottingham. Since the launch of the trial in October 2020, residents have taken more than 240,000 rides on Wind’s yellow e-scooters with an average distance of 1.9 miles per trip. In total, …
Read More »Tier launches Ireland Safety Board to raise safety standards in e-scooter market
Tier has launched an Ireland Safety Board, aiming to raise safety standards in the Irish e-scooter market ahead of the Government’s plans to legalise the vehicles. Representatives from the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) and the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) are among the senior independent experts …
Read More »Tier welcomes prioritisation of e-scooter legislation in Irish Government summer session
Tier has welcomed moves to prioritise the legalisation of e-scooters in the Irish Government’s summer session legislative programme. The Road Traffic (Misc Provisions) Bill, which will legislate for and regularise the usage of e-scooters, is contained within the Legislation Programme Summer Session 2021 document which was published yesterday, 26th April, …
Read More »Voi expands strategic partnership with mobility platform Free Now
Voi’s shared e-scooters are now available in three additional German cities: Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Cologne. In April 2020, Voi was the first sharing provider to integrate with Free Now’s MaaS platform. The operator has expanded its strategic partnership with the German mobility platform to include all three new cities; the …
Read More »Voi launches enhanced ‘End of Ride Photo’ feature to promote safe parking
Voi has launched the enhanced ‘End of Ride Photo’ feature to encourage good parking behaviour amongst e-scooter riders. Users are required to take and submit a photo of their parked scooter after each ride. Voi’s support team then reviews the photo and takes actions if the safe parking guidelines have …
Read More »York expands e-scooter trial with roll-out of Tier e-bikes
York is expanding its e-scooter trial with the roll-out of 50 e-bikes from Tier. Riders can pick up the e-bikes from various locations in the city, including both of York’s university campuses and York Hospital, and ride them on a number of dedicated routes. Renting an e-bike will cost the …
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