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.
Spin Purchase Lifts TIER to World Leader
Berlin, Germany Berlin company TIER Mobility has become the world’s largest multimodal micromobility operator, following its purchase of Ford-owned micromobility operator Spin. TIER now operates more vehicles and in more cities than any other operator, after this month’s acquisition boosted TIER’s global footprint by 106 communities in North America. It was TIER’s third acquisition in…
Fringe Academies to Head Off Bad Scooter Behaviour
Adelaide, South Australia Who said road safety is no laughing matter? Share scooter operator Beam is continuing its partnership with the Adelaide Fringe for a third consecutive year, teaming up as the festival’s official e-mobility partner. This year’s partnership is launching a ‘Summer of Safety’ campaign featuring SA celebrity Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello and Fringe artists.…
Acton Purchase Offers Cities End-To-End Solutions
Harjumaa, Estonia A fusion of two micromobility companies in the US and Estonia is poised to provide cities with end-to-end mobility ecosystems. Silicon Valley company Acton, which provides hardware and software for micromobility fleets, has announced it is purchasing Duckt, an Estonian start-up producing docking and charging infrastructure. Acton has issued a statement saying the acquisition…
Unley Launches Latest Scooter Trial in Inner Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia Inner-city council area Unley is the latest Adelaide municipality to launch an e-scooter trial, signing up with Beam and Neuron Mobility for a service that began on Monday. The trial, launched on the eve of Adelaide’s festival season, will run for six months, with a review planned for July to determine if…
London’s Sound Investment for Safer Streets
London, UK Transport for London (TfL) is supporting the city’s e-scooter operators to develop a ‘universal sound’ to help improve safety, particularly for people with impaired vision. Operators Dott, Lime and TIER have announced plans to collaborate and partner with University College London’s (UCL) world-leading research facility PEARL to develop a ‘universal sound’ to identify…
Scooter Trials Underway in Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria e-Scooter hire trials were launched in Victoria on February 1st, as a State Government initiative to assess the suitability of scooters as a transport option in the long-term. Lime and Neuron Mobility were selected to operate the 12-month trial in the inner-city council areas of Melbourne, Yarra and Port Phillip, and are rolling…
Testing Starts for Tasmanian Scooter Trials
Hobart & Launceston, Tasmania e-Scooter share service trials were launched in Tasmania in mid-December, shortly after new laws were introduced in the State to allow scooters and other personal mobility devices (PMD) to be used on footpaths, shared paths, bike paths and some roads. Beam and Neuron have been chosen to operate the 12-month trial…
Frankston First Regional City to Trial Neuron e-Bikes
Frankston, VIC Frankston has become the first Victorian city, and Australia’s first non-metropolitan centre, to introduce a Neuron Mobility e-bike share scheme, launching a 12-month trial in January. Neuron is operating a fleet of 150 safety-first pedal-assisted e-bikes to hire across the 23 square kilometre City of Frankston district. Frankston City Mayor Nathan Conroy said…
2022 a Year of Change
Sydney, NSW 2022 promises to be the most significant year in Australia’s micromobility development. The legalisation of rental scooters has occurred in all States except NSW — with a NSW trial a possibility later in 2022. Privately-owned electric personal mobility devices were approved for public use in Tasmania and WA in late 2021, adding to…
Beam Brings Share Scooters to Three WA Cities
Bunbury, WA Global micromobility company Beam will bring shared e-mobility operations to WA this summer, with operations in three cities after law changes allowed the use of e-scooters in that State. The app-based service will be available in Esperance and Rockingham for the first time, as shared e-mobility trials, and will be returning to Bunbury. Beam…