London’s Sound Investment for Safer Streets

Santander’s bike hire figures in London reached record levels in 2021 and the company is working with Transport for London to introduce e-bikes to the service.

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

Neuron Mobility was selected to operate the trials in both metropolitan and regional Victoria, with Lime also operating scooters in the Melbourne inner city.

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…

Velosure – Boosted Coverage for eBikes

Purchasing an eBike is a sizable investment and one worth protecting but many regular insurance schemes won’t cover assisted bicycles.

– Sponsored Content – It may come as a surprise, but many home and contents insurance policies won’t cover the theft of an e-bike as they would a regular bicycle. Many cycling-specific policies won’t cover e-bikes either. Ebike popularity is booming but this situation means there’s a rapidly growing group of bike owners who can’t…

2022 a Year of Change

The legalisation of rental scooters has occurred in all States except NSW — with a NSW trial a possibility later in 2022. Image: Zipidi

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…

Victorians ‘Interested but Concerned’ About Cycling

Don't confuse lack of involvement with lack of interest

Melbourne, Victoria A huge majority of Victorians are interested in cycling but only if adequate infrastructure was in place to protect their safety, according to a Monash University Study, “The potential for bike riding across entire cities” published this month. The study, ‘The potential for bike riding across entire cities’ found 76% of surveyed Victorians…

E-Bikes Still Most Popular Electric Vehicles in US

Import figures indicate rising e-bike sales in the US easily eclipsed electric car sales, including plug-in hybrids, for the second consecutive year.

Fort Myers, Florida, US e-Bike sales in the US outstripped electric car purchases for the second consecutive year in 2021, as both shot up at a similar trajectory, according to the latest figures from the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA). The data, reported on the Bloomberg Green website, estimates the US imported nearly 790,000 electric…

influencers! – F.K. Day

FK Day, Executive VP of SRAM and Chairman of World Bicycle Relief

Of all F.K. Day’s fine attributes, one of the strongest themes that defines this interview is his genuine humility.F. K., who always goes by his initials rather than his full first name, Frederick, has far more reason to boast that most of us. But at every opportunity during this interview to take even a sliver…

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Wollongong, NSW Never before have the global bicycle and micromobility sectors experienced such rapid and major changes, as the world embraces them as transport solutions and escalating technologies drive their evolution. Major bike news from Australia and around the world is coming thick and fast, so from early 2022 the Micromobility Report and The Latz…

influencers! – Matthew Keenan

Matt Keenan, SBS Cycling commentator and ambassador for Baker Institute

In this entertaining interview, renowned cycling commentator Matthew Keenan will share in detail three of his secrets that have helped him become ‘The New Voice of Cycling’: ‘Volunteer for the job you want to have.’‘Infect as many people as possible with the bike bug.’‘Add value to the pictures.’ Matt also shares what life is like…