Will Camden join the e-scooter trials that launched in parts of the capital last month? One Hampstead residents group hopes not, citing concerns about “e-scooter enabled crime.”E-scooters are now available to rent in London after three operators – Dott, Lime and Tier – were selected by Transport for London and London Councils to conduct 12-month … Read more
After previously crowdfunding the D11 – which we reviewed here – Chinese budget e-bike brand Fiido has unveiled its latest offering, the Fiido X. Perhaps even more strikingly, the firm says it will also soon unveil its first e-scooter, which will feature a (surely unnecessarily) whopping 1,546Wh battery.Fiido’s D11 is a well-executed folder with some … Read more
Batteries have been stolen from a number of Voi e-scooters in Sandwell in the West Midlands. The firm has bemoaned the vandalism and said the scooters would be repaired.The Birmingham Mail reports that eight scooters were found without batteries on a path off Trinity Way on the morning of July 6.“Every single battery was gone,” … Read more
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London Fire Brigade has issued an urgent warning after a spike in “ferocious” fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries. Investigators are urging people to use the correct chargers and to buy only recognised brands of battery from reputable sellers.The warning comes after a recent fire in a flat above a shop on High Road … Read more
Like many countries, Germany has seen the arrival of all manner of pop-up Covid-testing facilities in recent times. In Berlin, this includes 10 ‘Coronabikes’ – custom e-cargo bikes from which commuters can be tested and get results within 15 minutes.We’re seeing e-bikes being put to use for all sorts of healthcare tasks these days.London paramedics … Read more
E-scooter trials are underway in dozens of cities up and down the country, sales are booming… and a lot of people are worried. According to a recent survey conducted by personal injury lawyers The Compensation Experts, almost half of Brits (47%) don’t think that e-scooters are safe.Whatever else it may be, the Daily Mail is … Read more
The second generation of the e-bike-specific anti-lock braking system (ABS) from Blubrake has been released. Now a single unit, the system is 65 per cent smaller and 48 per cent lighter than its predecessor and is said to be significantly easier to install.Blubrake’s ABS was first unveiled in 2019 and launched in March of this … Read more
Nissan is to open a large-scale battery factory in Sunderland in a move that will create around 6,000 jobs. Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said he believed the move could have a “domino effect” that resulted in further battery production facilities after a recent report warned that the UK is being left behind when it comes … Read more
After launching three folding e-bikes last year (and also a trekking e-bike), Ducati have now added to their pedal assist roster with another folder – this time one made of magnesium.Is magnesium the bike material of the future? our sister site, road.cc, asked back in 2015. We’ve seen a few since then. The Italian motorbike … Read more
Polish firm Velotton has launched a new version of its Vekkit e-bike conversion kit featuring, amongst other things, additional anti-theft features. These include a GPS sensor to provide an exact location of the bike, plus movement notifications sent to the user’s phone when a motion sensor is triggered.Launched around a year ago, Vekkit is not … Read more
