Voi has announced a global partnership with Flare, the mobility safety intelligence company. This collaboration will strengthen Voi’s rental platform with Flare’s technical solutions to protect all of Voi’s riders with advanced incident detection. Additionally, it will provide visibility for all Voi vehicles on the Flare Aware network used by …
Read More »Lime commits to £25m investment in London following record-setting year
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New contract period begins for Beryl BCP scheme
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Inokim closes London flagship store, cites delay in legalisation of private e-scooters
E-scooter brand Inokim has closed its flagship store in Holborn, London. In a short statement to customers, a spokesperson for the brand said: “Inokim has been establishing itself as a top brand with a proud core message of customer support and a great experience. “We have been serving the UK …
Read More »‘We had to switch from a rapid expansion approach’: Tier’s Fred Jones on the current state of micromobility
Shared transport operators have had to rapidly shift their focus in the past year. Tier’s regional general manager for Northern Europe, Fred Jones, explains What are the latest developments for Tier? It has been an exciting time at Tier over the last few months! We recently acquired Nextbike (now called …
Read More »More than 50 organisations call on UK Government to address e-scooter legislation
More than 50 organisations have signed a letter to the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urgently calling on the government to legalise e-scooters. The signatories, including environmental charities and campaigners, local authorities, disabled people’s organisations, micromobility operators and retailers, have warned that the UK is at risk of falling behind …
Read More »Catching up with Chirag Shah of Zinc Sports
Zinc Sports is one of the biggest micromobility brands in the UK, but COO Chirag Shah believes the Government can do more to support sustainable transport. Rebecca Bland finds out more More and more companies are joining the micromobility fold and looking to increase their consumer reach throughout the …
Read More »Nominations are open for micromobility category in BikeBiz Awards 2023
Entries are officially open for the micromobility category in the 2023 BikeBiz awards. The awards, hosted by MMB sister publication BikeBiz, aim to celebrate the inspiring and exciting work being done across the cycling and micromobility industries. For 2023, the awards will be decided by a panel of expert judges …
Read More »HumanForest launches zero-emission on-demand parcel delivery service
HumanForest, the company behind one of London’s sustainable shared e-bike schemes, has launched a new venture – Forest Parcel – a zero-emission, on-demand parcel delivery service allowing Londoners and businesses to send packages across the city. Despite 87% of Londoners reported to be motivated to help tackle climate change, parcel …
Read More »Report calls for London-wide shared e-bike regulation and creation of more than 10,000 parking bays by 2025
A new independent report released by global transport consultancy, Steer, and commissioned by shared mobility provider Lime, is calling for the creation of over 10,000 e-bike parking bay locations in London by 2025. This is to meet growing demand for shared and green transport as Transport for London (TfL) and …
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