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UK employees can now access shared e-bikes through Cyclescheme, thanks to a new partnership between BHN Extras and Lime. The partnership  gives employees a more affordable way to commute by e-bike, with eligible workers able to save between 28% and 47% on an annual Lime subscription through Cyclescheme. The partnership brings Lime’s e-bikes …

Transport for London (TfL), in partnership with participating London boroughs and operators Lime and Voi, has launched Phase 3 of the capital’s rental e-scooter trial. The new phase will run for an initial two-year term, subject to Department for Transport (DfT) timescales, and will continue to provide Londoners with a …

More than 2,500 tickets have been booked for this year’s London Cycling Festival, which will take place on Sunday, September 20, with free cycling events planned across 28 boroughs. Run by London Cycling Campaign and London’s councils, with support from Lime, Voi and the Zero Emissions Network, the festival will …

British mobility tech startup Tyred has launched an AI-native, IoT-connected insurance service designed to offer behavior-based pricing and overhaul risk assessment for individual cyclists and micromobility fleets. Authorized by the FCA and initially rolling out in the UK, the platform aims to replace traditional, static underwriting metrics—such as rider postcodes—with …

Fancy a treasure hunt around London? Brompton, the London-based maker of the original folding bike, is putting a cycling spin on the classic treasure hunt. Hiding across London are three limited-edition ‘Golden Tickets’ in Brompton Bike Hire lockers, ahead of this year’s Brompton World Championships. Each Golden Ticket is a …

Cycling UK is challenging Merseyrail’s decision to ban non-folding e-bikes from its entire network, due to the devastating effect a blanket ban would have on some of the region’s residents, particularly older and disabled people. The charity says the ban will worsen isolation, wellbeing and household finances, as it limits …

Bolt, the European shared mobility platform, today launched Wheels4Wheels, a project that gives wheelchair users reliable, street-level information about whether a route is actually passable. Built to reduce the everyday barriers wheelchair users face when navigating cities, it repurposes sensors already fitted to Bolt’s scooters to collect the accessibility data …

London e-bike operator Forest has published its second Women of the Forest report, highlighting the role shared e-bikes are playing in encouraging more women to cycle in the capital. The report, based on a survey of 5,000 Forest riders, found that 75.9% of female users cycle more since joining the …