Forest swerves TfL’s e-scooter trial Transport and infrastructure Major bike lenders are snubbing Transport for London’s e-scooter rollout as the capital’s micromobility players question regulations around trials. TfL opened the bidding for the next phase of its e-scooter experiment last week. But major electric bike operators may snub the chance to introduce e-scooters into fleets of rental vehicles across the capital, Morning Wire [...]
Lime willing to ‘take shortcuts’ to make money says rival e-bike boss Transport The CEO of Voi has likened Lime's rapid expansion across London to Uber's controversial emergence in the UK capital after 2012.
E-scooters: Tier and Dott to merge as operators struggle for profit E-scooters E-scooter and e-bike firms Tier and Dott, two of the biggest players in Europe's micromobility market, are set for a merger.
E-scooter firm Tier to lay off 140 staff before Christmas in losing battle with profits November 29, 2023 Tier said it would be cutting around 22 per cent of its workforce, in a “number of countries”, making it a “difficult day at the end of a difficult year.
E-bike explosions caused by dodgy batteries are ‘the fastest growing fire risk’ in London June 13, 2023 Dodgy batteries on e-bikes and scooters are the “fastest growing fire risk in the capital,” a top London Fire Brigade official has warned, as he joined calls for more regulation. Deputy Commissioner of London’s Fire Brigade Dom Ellis said that the force had been called out to 58 e-bike fires and 14 involving e-scooters this [...]
E-scooter rental firm blames vandals for having to pull out of UK city April 18, 2023 An e-scooter rental firm has blamed vandals for its decision to pull out of Sunderland after just four months. Zwings began operating in the city in January after the last provider pulled out, saying rising energy costs were a key factor. But now the rental company said it will cut the number of its e-scooters [...]