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The operating area of Birmingham’s e-scooter trial is to be expanded to the north and southwest of the city from 4th December. The expansion will include the A38 and A34 cycling corridors respectively, allowing people to reach key destinations by e-scooter including: – The University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, …

Bafang is to continue its sponsorship of the CST PostNL Bafang mountain bike racing team into the 2021 Olympic year and beyond. During the two years of sponsorship to date, there has been ‘intensive’ collaboration between the e-drive systems manufacturer, mountain bike brand American Eagle and the riders of the …

Scottish e-bike innovator FreeFlow Technologies (FFT) has secured £1.85 million in a funding round. The investment will support a move to a new headquarters and R&D facility in East Kilbride and further strengthen the team with senior technical positions and assembly engineers recruited. “FFT’s ‘novel’ patented e-bike transmission system is …

Blubrake has partnered with Stromer to develop the ‘first’ S-Pedelec with a frame integrated ABS. The Stromer ST5 ABS is set to launch in June 2021. “We’re especially pleased with this partnership,” said Fabio Todeschini, Blubrake’s general manager, “because we believe there are huge strides to be made in terms …

E-scooters are impossible to ignore in today’s discussions surrounding mobility and active travel, particularly as people’s transport habits change with COVID-19. But what impact are they having on bike share schemes? Rebecca Morley reports Many bike share schemes have seen a boom in ridership over recent months, mirroring the trends …

The Metropolitan Police, alongside its partners at the Mayor’s Office for London, has issued an open letter to retailers on the responsible sale of e-scooters. Privately owned e-scooters remain illegal on roads and in public places in the UK, but the letter says many customers may not be aware of …

Swedish micromobility company Voi Technology has been awarded the Startup of the Year 2020 by the Nordic Startup Awards. Since launching in August 2018, Voi has expanded to more than 50 cities including Berlin, Birmingham, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki, Liverpool, Marseille, Oslo and Stockholm. Kim Balle, founder and CEO of the …

Spin is launching the UK’s ‘first’ micromobility research fund. It will be aimed at “tackling the challenges, exploring the opportunities, and answering the questions our industry faces as it matures”. Spin’s commitment of £100,000 will, over the next 12 months, support top researchers from ten leading universities in the UK …