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Micromobility firm Lime is reportedly planning a £25m expansion in London, extending its cycle hire services to a further three boroughs and opening a new warehouse in north London.As part of the expansion, the company will spend a further £1m on dedicated parking areas. Last year, a report by Steer in partnership with Lime recommended the creation of 10,000 … Read more

Cube has a habit of calling a lot of their e-bikes some sort of Hybrid, without them actually being that type of bike. And, they’ve done it again, with the Nuroad Hybrid, a brand new “go-anywhere” electric gravel bike. Interestingly, it’s one of the first e-gravel bikes we’ve seen with Bosch’s latest motor – the … Read more

Micromobility company Voi has launched its new e-bike – the Explorer 3 – in Liverpool, equipped with automatic gear shifting that adjusts to the riding conditions.Other features include “non-slip tyres” and a “powerful” braking system, said Voi, as well as front and rear lights, reflectors and a bell. It also has a dual kickstand, low … Read more

Fully Charged began life as a popular YouTube channel hosted – at first – by the effervescent Robert Llewellyn (AKA Kryten from the TV comedy Red Dwarf). It has covered everything from electric cars to renewables to micromobility – even the occasional e-bike, although they aren’t a staple of the channel. Last month’s inaugural Everything Electric … Read more

Legislators in the Netherlands are to close a loophole that allows people to ride modified e-bikes capable of providing power assistance above 25km/h.While it is already prohibited to ride e-bikes that can provide motor assistance above the 25km/h limit (or to trigger the motor via the throttle alone above a 6km/h limit), authorities can currently … Read more

Estonian brand Ampler has released an updated version of the popular Curt bikes – this time called the Curt Anyroad. Las year we reviewed (and liked) the Ampler Curt 11-speed, and it looks like the Anyroad uses the same design flair, but with the added benefit of being purposed for ‘any road’.Ampler Curt Anyroad hub … Read more

Dutch cargo bike firm Babboe has extended its recall to cover around 22,000 cargo bikes, which is about a third of its bikes, following safety concerns.The company recently launched a recall of its City, City E, Mini and Mini E models, saying the safety of the bikes “cannot be guaranteed”. Up to 10,000 bikes were … Read more

From the Motus to the Modum, Raleigh has developed a bit of a reputation for reasonably priced electric bikes. They’re not always the swankiest, with top-of-the-range equipment, but they do the job they’re designed to do. And we’ve reviewed almost all the bikes on offer, so we’re pretty confident we know what we’re talking about.So, … Read more

PACTS – the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety – has said the likelihood of legislating for private e-scooters with regulations that set safety as the main priority in 2024 is “zero”.The charity, which advises members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords on air, rail and road safety issues, said it has … Read more

The Big Issue’s e-bike share scheme has been pulled from Aberdeen due to funding issues.The scheme, launched in the city in 2022 thanks to a partnership between The Big Issue and Norwegian mobility firm Sharebike, involved recruiting and retraining people who were previously unemployed.The project was first announced in 2020 and a trial in Bristol began in February 2022. … Read more