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Sadiq Khan trying out a Santander Cycles e-bike

E-bikes finally coming to London’s Santander Cycles hire fleet from next year

Idea was first mooted in 2013; could expansion of hiring zone see it expand to hillier parts of capital?

Fri, May 28, 2021 16:03
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Paris bike-share scheme subsiding as new operator struggles with revamp

Docking stations not built or lacking power, bikes often stuck or unavailable

Fri, May 04, 2018 15:46
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Paris to get new Vélib’ bike hire fleet – and 3 in 10 will be e-bikes

New models will hit streets of French capital from January

Thu, Oct 26, 2017 17:28
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Vélib’ voleurs – Kardashian jewellery theft gang made getaway on Paris hire bikes

Gang took to two wheels after $10m robbery in French capital on Sunday evening

Wed, Oct 05, 2016 10:35
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Paris Velib rider and cycle lane

100 Velib’ bikes fished out of Parisian canal

Fate of some of French capital's stolen hire scheme bikes uncovered as Canal St-Martin cleaned

Tue, Jan 19, 2016 13:18
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A Velib rider on the Pont des Arts (BY-SA licensed by Jean-Francois Gornet:Flickr)

JCDecaux announce new e-bikes for hire in cities across the world

E-bikes could come to a city near you thanks to personal batteries for each hire customer

Sat, Apr 18, 2015 06:00
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Paris P’tit Velib’ – a cycle hire scheme for children aged 2-8 (courtesy blog.velib.paris.fr)

P’tit Velib’ – Paris launches cycle hire scheme for children aged 2-8

300 hire bikes at five locations across city - could they inspire Baby Boris Bikes in London?

Thu, Jun 19, 2014 13:15
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Third of London’s Boris Bikes repaired in first six months but only 3 totally trashed

By comparison Paris got through 15,000 bikes in 18months+ here's how video

Sun, Feb 20, 2011 21:12
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Cyclists ride faster on Wednesdays, well in Lyon they do say researchers

Academics crunch numbers from more than 11 million trips on French city's Velov'

Thu, Dec 02, 2010 10:31
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The brakes go on in Edinburgh for public bike hire scheme

Edinburgh bike hire scheme is go, go....er, stop

Fri, May 14, 2010 11:26
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