Tag: e-scooters
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…
Midlands police force cracks down on e-scooter use
E-scooter sales continue to boom in the UK with the market flooded by both local and big-name international brands. Yet the rise of e-scooter use on pavements and roads hasn’t impressed police in the Midlands, writes Ashley Norris in Transition Earth. Indeed, Leicestershire police has become the latest force to alert owners of e-scooters that…
Just 1 in 3 London Boroughs signed up to e-scooter rental scheme
Cities across the globe have embraced e-scooters as a key way of enabling citizens to get around efficiently in a way that limits carbon emissions, writes Ashley Noris in Transition Earth. Paris, for example, recently announced the creation of a new wave of docking stations. However, one major European city has significantly lagged behind the…
TIER partners with Northvolt for ‘greener’ e-scooter batteries
European micro-mobility company TIER has announced a partnership with battery company Northvolt to improve the environmental impact of batteries used for the company’s electric vehicles. A first pilot project will see 5000 TIER scooters equipped with batteries from the Swedish manufacturer. The mining of raw materials for batteries and battery manufacturing processes account for the…
Halfords to launch Carrera e-scooter for £399
From the UK's best selling bike brand come its first-ever e-scooter. Available at Halfords from February 16th, the Carrera impel is-1 e-scooter will set you back £399 and boasts a number of innovative features. As well as a maximum range of 18 miles and a top speed of 15.5mph, features include 8.5 inch pneumatic tyres…
Voi unveils Voiager 4 pollution sensing e-scooter
Swedish micromobility company Voi Technology has launched an e-scooter that can measure air quality as it travels through urban areas. The latest e-scooter model also offers new safety features - including audible alarms and indicators - which are designed to increase the visibility of e-scooters to pedestrians as well as to vulnerable road users, including…
What will the Post COVID-19 smart city look like?
As UP Ventures and Connected Places unveil a smart cities accelerator programme, Ashley Norris of Transition Earth looks at what the post COVID-19 city will look like. Creating smart cities that improve its inhabitants’ quality of life was a huge discussion topic in 2019. Especially in the light of depressing figures on urban carbon…
Silence e-scooters to launch in the UK
Spanish electric scooter brand Silence is coming to the UK with the launch of four new models, priced from £2,695 to £4,995. Designed, engineered and manufactured in Barcelona, the Silence family of ‘e-moto’ scooters are billed as the perfect solution for the growing number of both individuals and companies looking for low-cost, high-quality and zero-emission…
TIER announces plans to tackle illegal e-scooter use
Not sure who is going to go for this, but e-scooter operator TIER has announced plans to tackle illegal e-scooter use by letting private owners trade-in vehicles to be recycled, in exchange for ride credit. TIER is offering private e-scooter owners in the UK the chance to trade in their vehicles to be recycled or…
