Tag Archives: e-scooters

Just under half of people (48%) support the use of e-scooters, compared to 24% of those who don’t, a survey commissioned by Voi from findoutnow.co.uk has found. Of those in favour of the continued e-scooter roll-out, more than half believe that if we’re to lower the levels of pollution across the …

Silicon Valley-based electric scooter brand Scotsman has unveiled its flagship product, the ‘world’s first’ electric scooter that is custom 3D-printed entirely in carbon fibre composite. The Scotsman touts a unibody construction, 3D-printed in a single pass of continuous carbon fibre thermoplastic composite. It is constructed without joints or glue for …

British e-scooter hire provider Beryl has announced an e-scooter skills training programme, aiming to help promote road safety education and practical skills amongst e-scooter riders across the UK. The first session for riders took place in Kings Park Cycle Centre yesterday. Since the DfT’s e-scooter trial began in July 2020, …

Voi is launching redesigned parking racks created in collaboration with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to help reduce street clutter and improve e-scooter parking habits. The new parking racks have extended and raised side panels to enclose the whole length of the e-scooter. Voi has also increased …

London’s rental e-scooter trial will begin on 7th June in a core group of boroughs, Canary Wharf and the City of London with more areas expected to join the 12-month trial as it progresses, TfL and London Councils have announced. Operators Dott, Lime and Tier have been appointed to take part in the trial. …

Bird is to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) through a merger with Switchback II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). This is the ‘next significant step’ on its journey to provide the world with safe, eco-friendly transportation, said a statement. Since 2017, Bird’s shared micro-EV service …

The end date for e-scooter trials has been extended to spring 2022. Local areas have been able to run e-scooter rental trials, for use on roads, cycle lanes and tracks only, since 4th July last year. While it is legal to buy or sell an e-scooter, riding them on public …

Pure Electric has opened its new Plymouth showroom next to the Drake Circus Shopping Centre. The new showroom, which creates five new jobs in the local area, is located on the Charles Cross roundabout. Experts will be on-hand to offer advice to visitors interested in adopting electric transport technology, while the …

Voi has launched a long-term rental scheme in North Devon. The scheme will allow Petroc staff and students to keep their scooters with them for a fixed period of time. The launch aims at improving access to the college’s Sticklepath campus and ease congestion during peak times. Similar to the …

Pure Electric has launched the second generation of its Pure Air e-scooter range. The updated range includes the new ‘entry-level’ Pure Air Go and new, more powerful Pure Air and Pure Air Pro models. Each has been designed with learnings taken from 2020’s first-generation Pure Air and Pure Air Pro. …