Infrastructure Briefs – December 2024

Self-contained, self-powered water desalination and mobility solution

Benzina Zero Partners with Global Company’s Disaster Relief Stations In October Benzina Zero announced a partnership with Beam Global (a USA based company that has no connection with the shared mobility operator Beam Mobility). Benzina will supply their Duo light electric vehicles for Beam Global’s new BeamWell stations. The BeamWell product is a self-sufficient, self-contained…

I’ve Got a Golden Ticket! … err, Golden Helmet.

Two people putting on gold coloured helmets at e-scooter bay.

Melbourne Victoria E-scooter operator, Neuron Mobility, ran its fourth annual Helmet Safety Awareness Week from 21st to 29th September, in partnership with road safety charity the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF). This year’s campaign, which is referred to as ‘Golden Helmet Week’, will build on their continued commitment to highlight the importance of wearing a…

Beam Supersedes Neuron for Pioneering Northern Market

People using share ride services in a city

Darwin, NT Beam has won a two-year license to operate in Darwin, ending the northern city’s two-year partnership with another share service provider, Neuron Mobility. Beam general manager Tom Cooper said the company would bring big changes to the NT capital’s shared micromobility program over the next two years, in partnership with the City of…

Australian Women Quicker to Embrace E-Scooters

Two women riding escooters

E-Scooters in Australia are progressively overcoming a gender divide, moving from ‘boys toys’ to a mainstream transport option, according to a recent study. The study by e-scooter share service provider Neuron Mobility found 59% of its customers are male, compared to 40% female (one percent preferred not to specify), according to survey data from more…

Scooter Fines Near 1,000 in First Three Months of New Queensland Laws

Two people standing with e-scooter fleet

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

Streets for All campaign representitives with escooter and blind assist dog

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

Person rining Neuron N4 share e-scooter in Melbourne

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…

Beam Doubles Fleet in Cairns

Teo people posing with Beam e-scooters

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

Person riding e-scooter in Perth

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…

Neuron Study Shows Financial Boost Nears Half a Billion Dollars

People sitting with Neuron scooters

Melbourne, Victoria New research from e-scooter operator Neuron Mobility has found its riders injected a total of $448 million into the Australian economy. The study, released last week, revealed each of the company’s rental e-scooters contributed an average of $70,000 to local economies. That amounted to a total of $448 million in the 12 locations…