The coronavirus pandemic has seen huge investment in a number of fast grocery delivery services. One of the most significant is Berlin firm, Gorillas, which transports fresh produce by e-bike and aims to serve its customers in 10 minutes.The Nottingham Post reports that the firm’s latest ‘dark’ warehouse (one purely for online shopping) is in … Read more
The budget sector is a really fertile one for e-scooters. There are plenty of known brands fighting it out here with no-name imports, and it’s possible to pick up a real bargain if you spend some time looking. It’s also possible to get something that is poorly made and appalling value for money, but hopefully we … Read more
London’s various e-scooter share schemes could replace five million car trips a year, according to one of the operators. Tier says that its research indicates that 17.3 per cent of electric scooter rides replace car journeys.Dott, Lime and Tier were the three operators selected by Transport for London and London Councils to conduct e-scooter trials … Read more
Bike-share start-up HumanForest is to launch a new fleet of electric bikes in London in early August after removing all its bikes from service in September 2020 following a customer accident.Founded in November 2019, HumanForest aims to put sustainability at the heart of its business model with all its rentals running off electricity from certified … Read more
After largely focusing on e-scooters up until now, micro-mobility operator Bird has announced that it will be adding e-bikes to its fleet. The firm has also launched Smart Bikeshare software which will allow integration with the apps of existing bike-share schemes and other forms of transport.Bird’s e-scooters are available for hire in over 250 cities … Read more
Swiss firm Maxon – which has previously provided drive systems for NASA’s Mars rovers – is launching a new, lightweight e-bike system. Comprising a mid-mounted motor, integrated battery and control element, the 220W Bikedrive Air setup is said to be light enough to make sub-11kg e-road bikes possible.Maxon says its 3.5kg system is sufficiently compact … Read more
A recent study has concluded that an e-bike is a viable option for active travel that can both benefit health and also reduce congestion and pollution. According to researchers at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, e-bikes may also help overcome barriers to active travel.Cycling Industry News reports that researchers tracked 30 riders during three outdoor … Read more
Industrial designer Fabian Breës has come up with an e-bike concept which would allow for different drive wheels and batteries to be employed at different times. He also said that he wanted his Pelikan design to show off the electronic elements of the bike instead of concealing them, as is the current trend.“As technology grows … Read more
E-scooter use encourages tourist spending according to a team at Griffith University’s Cities Research Institute. After conducting study focused on the Neuron e-scooters available for hire in the Queensland city of Townsville, they found that those who rode the most (the top third by distance travelled) spent 41 per cent more per day than those … Read more
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has agreed for Beryl to become the region’s micro-mobility operator with 1,500 share bikes and e-bikes to be made available in the first phase of the scheme.Beryl has been running bike, e-bike and e-scooter schemes in Norwich, Watford, Hereford, Bournemouth, and the Isle of Wight, as well as providing technology … Read more
