Bike and Scooter Share
This category includes both docked, non-docked and hybrid bike share systems and scooter share system, including electric and non electric devices.
Share Scooter News: Australian-First Surface Detection Trial, New Neuron GM, Trials in Armidale and Wollongong
Melbourne, Victoria Australia’s first full-fleet trial of footpath detection and speed limiting technology in rental e-scooters has been launched in Victoria’s City of Melton. Beam has rolled out 150 e-scooters fitted with its Pedestrian Shield technology, which can detect and correct illegal footpath riding by slowing the vehicle down and delivering verbal warnings. Pedestrian Shield…
Scooter News: Beam Australia Reaches 10 Million Rides & Hurry-up for UK Legislation
Adelaide, SA Beam e-scooter and e-bike share services in Australia passed their 10 millionth ride on Wednesday 16th August 2023, since the company made its debut in Adelaide in April 2019. The company now has more than 10,000 e-scooters and e-bikes operating in Australia, providing services in 27 cities throughout Australia. Beam says its latest…
First Seated E-Scooters for Australian Share Services
Brisbane, Queensland Seated e-scooters are available as part of a share service in Australia for the first time, with Beam introducing 200 of them to its Brisbane service last weekend. Beam says the seated scooters “offer a practical choice to those who find standing e-scooters and pedal assist e-bikes challenging for use, or those travelling…
Share Scooter Leaders Co-Create 10 Rules for Best Industry Regulation
Denver, US Four leading share e-scooter and e-bike providers in the US have put their heads together to devise 10 recommendations for the best regulation of their industry. Superpedestrian, Bird, Lime and Spin unveiled their recommendations at last month’s Designing Cities 2023 – an annual conference for the National Association of City Transportation Officials –…
Scooter Fines Near 1,000 in First Three Months of New Queensland Laws
Brisbane, Queensland Nearly 1,000 fines were issued for e-scooter offences in Queensland in the three months since the State Government introduced new laws to enhance e-scooter rider safety. A total of 633 of these fines were issued to e-scooter users who were not wearing a helmet, according to figures released by the Department of Transport…
Scooter Share Roundup: Micromobility at Heart of UN Safety Week
Micromobility takes centre stage in the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week, which has adopted the slogan #RethinkMobility. The annual road safety event, from 15th to 21st May, is highlighting the need for governments to facilitate a shift to walking, cycling and using public transport. It calls on governments and their partners to invest in…
Neuron Unveils New Scooter as Melbourne Named World’s Biggest Market
Melbourne, Victoria Neuron Mobility this week unveiled its latest shared e-scooter, the N4, launching 1,000 of the new model in Melbourne. The Singapore-based company, which designed the N4 entirely inhouse, claims it is “the most rider-focused, sustainable and toughest e-scooter ever built”. The N4, launched on Tuesday, has an upgraded 300-watt, 48-volt, electric motor which…
Inside Beam’s Queensland Headquarters
Brisbane, Queensland Most Australian cities are at least somewhere along the progression of either trialling or fully implementing shared e-scooter and e-bike systems. But they’re all playing catch up to Brisbane, which is already five years down the path and has the largest share fleet. Brisbane started with e-scooter share schemes in 2018 and Beam…
Beam Doubles Fleet in Cairns
Cairns, Queensland Beam added another 200 e-scooters to its share service in Cairns last week, doubling its fleet in the Far North Queensland city, after activating 10 more parking hubs during the past three months. The company now partners with more than 30 businesses throughout Cairns, with e-scooters parked at partner business locations using fixed…
First E-Scooter Share Service for Perth CBD
Perth, WA Downtown Perth is about to get its first taste of e-scooter share services, with Neuron Mobility and Bird rolling out scooters in the heart of the WA capital from tomorrow. The trial has been scheduled for two years and will add to existing WA locations for both operators. Neuron already has operations in…