Category: Transport
E-scooters come to London – but City postpones involvement
Electric scooters, known as e-scooters, will officially become available to rent in selected areas of London from today (June 7th 2021) as part of a year-long scheme to measure their viability. However, the trial hit an early roadblock when one of the capital’s boroughs announced it would be postponing its involvement. According to the Evening…
E-scooters change travel behaviour, claims Spin survey
Data released today by Spin, the micromobility unit of Ford Motor Company, shows that riders across Essex have shifted their travel behaviour since the introduction of the shared e-scooter hire scheme. E-scooters are part of Essex County Council’s (ECC) Safer Greener Healthier campaign and the UK wide Department for Transport trials and they are an…
Passenger Assistance app launched to help disabled rail passengers
It's hoped a new app available from today will make it easier and quicker for disabled people to request assistance for their train journeys, enabling them to travel with greater confidence. The ‘Passenger Assistance’ app, developed with train operators, will offer passengers the choice to request assistance, update their profile and review their journeys from…
EAV chosen for hydrogen-powered deliveries in Aberdeen
Oxfordshire-based micro-mobility manufacturer Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited has been chosen for a unique engineering and operations project, working with the City of Aberdeen in Scotland. Supported by investment from the European Union and the Scottish Government and managed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the project is part of a programme to investigate the use…
Dott, Lime and Tier chosen for 12 month TfL e-scooter pilot
Transport for London and London Councils have announced Dott, Lime and Tier Mobility as the winners of its prized e-scooter pilot, confirming last month’s suspicions based on job postings by the companies. Last year, the government legalized e-scooter rental trials by local authorities, although private e-scooter riding both on the road or pavement remains illegal. Five boroughs…
TIER chosen as one of London’s official e-scooter operators
Micromobility company TIER has been chosen as one of London’s e-scooter operators for a trial which will commence in the capital in early June. After a competitive and rigorous tender process, Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils have announced TIER as one of the operators to introduce shared e-scooters to Londoners. The trial, which…
Ford’s Spin notches up 10,000 e-scooter rides in Essex
Spin, the micromobility arm of Ford Motor Company, has announced that its e-scooter riders have taken more than 100,000 rides since the trial launched. This milestone has been achieved in five months across the six service areas in Essex, partly driven by a growing need for a socially-distanced means of transport as people slowly return…
MAHLE Powertrain to demo hydrogen technology inside Renault Kangoo
MAHLE Powertrain is working with hydrogen fuel specialist Bramble Energy to demonstrate hydrogen technology within a Renault Kangoo ZE. MAHLE Powertrain was chosen to support Bramble Energy on the integration project, which leverages high volume printed circuit board manufacturing techniques to reduce cost and ease of production scalability, thanks to its expertise in EV control…
Link offers free scooter rides to reach vaccination centres
To protect communities in Italy and Spain against Covid-19, Superpedestrian is giving away €10 million in free rides on its LINK scooter to enable citizens to reach vaccination centres. To support the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination programmes in Italy and Spain, Superpedestrian has today announced the provision of one million free rides on its world-leading…
UK to invest £18 million in cycle training
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today (Friday 9 April) announced £18m for cycle training to ensure children and their families have the confidence to choose active travel, with the Government aiming to encourage everyone to walk or cycle wherever possible. The funding, which is managed by The Bikeability Trust charity, will go toward delivering high-quality, practical,…
