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Shared mobility specialist Lime is launching a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform with last-mile, shared electric mobility company Wheels as its initial partner. The platform will offer expanded options for riders and Lime said it chose Wheels because of its design and the safety and accessibility benefits it provides. It will build …

Lime has announced its target to be carbon negative by 2025. The company has also partnered with WWF to create ‘more livable, pollution-free cities’. The Ride Green initiative will include education initiatives to promote cleaner modes of transportation as well as local grassroots advocacy to advance more sustainable urban mobility …

DANCE has closed a €15 million Series A funding round for its e-bike subscription service. Led by Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss, Alexander Ljung and Christian Springub, DANCE is aiming to offer its all-inclusive service subscription package into expanded markets across Europe and eventually the US. “The goal of DANCE is to spark …

With the increasing popularity and growing trend of e-bikes, bicycle system suppliers have set goals to optimise the power and performance of their drive systems. In order to support the driver in the best possible way, sensors are used to deliver the required data and thus adapt the engine’s power …

Northamptonshire Police, Northamptonshire County Council and e-scooter company Voi have all been working together on Northampton town’s e-scooter trial. The trial, which saw 300 e-scooters placed in Northampton town centre at the beginning of September, aims to encourage a new mode of transport that reduces the town’s carbon footprint and …

US e-scooter manufacturer Unagi has opened a new retail storefront in Brooklyn. This is the second store the company has opened in the past few weeks, after opening its first in Los Angeles last month. The New York streetscape has changed “dramatically” in 2020, with more people embracing e-scooters, e-bikes …

Blubrake has completed a $6 million Series A funding round to accelerate its expansion in safety solutions for e-mobility. The funding round was led by e-Novia, the deep tech ‘Entreprises Factory’ within which Blubrake was founded and completed its acceleration process. Other investors included Progress Tech Transfer and some private …

Gocycle has unveiled its new limited-edition G3+ model, with just 300 being produced worldwide. It will be available in bespoke red, green and yellow editions in limited numbers as well as in Gocycle’s matte black, gunmetal grey and white colour options. “The G3+ is a truly unique proposition that celebrates the …