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Voi has been shortlisted for a climate change award for the role it plays in supporting inclusive net-zero transport. The CIHT hosts awards each year covering 11 categories, ranging from collaboration, engineering, transport planning and employer of the year. The Ringway Climate Change Award recognises projects, schemes, products or strategies …

E-bike innovator Zoomo has secured $12 million from new and existing investors as they expand into new markets and invest in further innovation of its commercial use electric bike platform. AirTree Ventures led the capital raise as a new investor, with follow-on support from existing investors the Clean Energy Finance …

The new Stromer ST5 with Blubrake ABS has won a 2021 iF Design Award. “We have contributed to the safety of the Stromer ST5 ABS without marring its design,” said Fabio Todeschini, founder and general manager of Blubrake. “We take pride in what the iF Design Award acknowledges: that Blubrake’s …

Specialized UK has announced a new nationwide recycling scheme to tackle battery recycling for electric bikes. In the UK, sales of Specialized Turbo e-bikes have more than tripled in the last two years alone. To get ahead of the potential long-term impact of e-bike batteries before their end of life, …

British Cycling has joined forces with other cycling organisations and recreational land managers to support a new, long-term research project to be undertaken by Edinburgh Napier University into the use of off-road e-bikes, including electric mountain bikes. The research will focus on current and future trends as well as the …

Wind Mobility has reported high demand for its e-scooters after the first six months of its trial in Nottingham. Since the launch of the trial in October 2020, residents have taken more than 240,000 rides on Wind’s yellow e-scooters with an average distance of 1.9 miles per trip. In total, …

Tier has launched an Ireland Safety Board, aiming to raise safety standards in the Irish e-scooter market ahead of the Government’s plans to legalise the vehicles. Representatives from the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) and the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) are among the senior independent experts …

London-based AI scale-up Vivacity Labs has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Vivacity Labs team received the Innovation Award for its technology that supports government, regional bodies and local councils to re-think and optimise the way traffic and transport infrastructure is built and used. Established in 2016, …