Tag Archives: e-scooters

Sarajevo is the latest city to play host to the e-scooter revolution after Beebee launched 72 shared rides in the Bosnian capital. The service – accessed via the Beebee app – allows users to locate the nearest e-scooter, check its battery condition and reserve it and a cost of 17KM …

Zipp Mobility has appointed Peter McGannon-Gomez as COO as part of plans to accelerate its shared e-scooter trial operations across the UK. McGannon-Gomez previously served as vice president of operations a Blue Duck Scooters, a San Antonio-based company operating e-scooters in seven cities across Texas and the south-east. Zipp was …

A Government-backed trial in Coventry to look at the best approach to legalising the use of e-scooters has been paused after concerns that some users have been riding the scooters on pavements. The Government has amended legislation to legalise the use of e-scooters – under controlled conditions – as part …

Helbiz is the latest in a string of micromobility providers to be officially approved by the DfT for UK e-scooter trials. The company has also partnered with short-distance transportation manufacturer Segway-Ninebot to equip its fleets as it looks to begin operations in the region. Helbiz said it has identified over …

Halfords has reported a 230% increase in e-bikes and e-scooters year-on-year. The announcement was made as part of the company’s trading update for the 20-week period to 21st August, which saw cycling like-for-like revenue rise 59.1%. There was growth across all product categories, the retailer said, with an increase of …

South African e-scooter and vehicle technology company Electric Life Rides (ELR) is launching its service in Cape Town this month. The launch will introduce ELR’s initial electric kick scooter fleet, which will be available via its mobility hub partner, the President Hotel, in Bantry Bay. ELR scooters are equipped with …

Neuron Mobility has partnered with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) with plans to “lead the way” in best practice for shared e-scooter safety in Britain. The announcement comes as Neuron prepares to launch its e-scooters in multiple cities across the UK. RoSPA, a premier accident prevention …

Voi has been handed an exclusive contract to bring its e-scooters to the West Midlands. Voi will work hand in hand with Transport for West Midlands to deliver e-scooters to 5.9 million residents across Birmingham, Coventry, Kenilworth, Sandwell (West Bromwich), Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire. The trial will cover the …

Zipp Mobility has secured a €500,000 investment as it ramps up plans to operate several shared e-scooter trials in the UK. Investors in the Irish micromobility start-up include Brian O’Driscoll, the former captain of Leinster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions rugby teams, along with an unnamed New York-based investor. …

What started in 2010 as a nascent concept, untested in US cities, closed out the decade as a fast-growing and increasingly indispensable part of city transportation systems. Stretching from docked bike-share systems to dockless bike and scooters, the field of shared micromobility has expanded and evolved over the past 10 …