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5 things to know about Edinburgh's new bike hire scheme

EDINBURGH'S new cycle hire scheme will be run by Swedish company Voi, it has been announced

The National (Scotland)

Lime withdraws from Brussels as Belgian capital puts brakes on e-bikes and scooters

The decision to introduce restrictions on the e-bike and scooter services in the Belgian capital had already been made in 2023, however Lime and Voi both contested the decision.

Euronews

E-scooter hire firm Voi threatens to pull out of 'too heavily regulated' London

The company says it could instead choose to deploy a fleet of 20,000 e-bikes across the capital as they face less strict rules

Evening Standard

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Westminster demands laws to end 'patchwork quilt of chaos' from abandoned e-bikes and e-scooters

Westminster council’s leader Adam Hug has written to Transport Secretary Mark Harper pleading for legislation allowing dockless e-bikes and e-scooters to be included in the King’s Speech

Evening Standard

Dott: Dockless e-bike firm quits capital for Paris over ‘lack of control’

Dott will focus on e-scooters instead after criticising lack of regulation for hire bikes

Evening Standard

Paris Says Goodbye To Electric Scooter Rentals, E-Bike Sharing Encouraged

In Paris, France, electric scooter rentals have been officially banned, following a votation that saw 90 percent of participants in favor of the ban.

InsideEVs

Paris becomes first major European capital to ban rental e-scooters

Paris has become the first major European capital to ban rental electric scooters from its streets.

Evening Standard

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Rented electric scooters vanish from Paris streets

Parisians woke up on Friday to a world without rented electric scooters, loathed as a pedestrian-bothering nuisance by some but mourned by others.

Radio France Internationale

West End cyclists will have to park e-bikes in bay to halt clutter

Westminster council is drawing up plans with bike hire firms which will effectively turn some key streets into e-bike-free zones

Evening Standard

Cycle hire: how poor parking put a spoke in the wheel of city schemes

The boom in e-bike rental schemes may be good for the planet, but dumped bikes have become a dangerous urban blight

The Guardian - UK

The city that pioneered electric scooters will take them off the street—and big rental operators are fuming

Lime, Dott, and Tier Mobility SE all said they believed Paris officials deliberately designed a referendum that seemed guaranteed to result in a ban.

Fortune

E-scooter firms pledge to continue UK operations despite Paris ban vote

Dott and Tier said their e-scooters will remain available for use on this side of the Channel.

The Independent UK

Parisians vote to ban self-service e-scooter rentals from French capital

Parisians voted Sunday in a referendum to ban self-service e-scooter rentals in the French capital. While they have become commonplace since they were first introduced in 2018, a rising accident toll has hardened attitudes towards the "trottinette".

France 24

'A polarised debate': Paris to vote on banning self-service e-scooters

Self-service e-scooters have become commonplace on the streets of Paris since they were first introduced five years ago, but irresponsible use and a rising accident toll have hardened city hall’s attitude towards the popular mode of transport. On April 2 residents in the capital will vote on whether to ban…

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The Guardian - UK

E-scooters: a tale of two cities as London and Paris plot different paths

London seems to be slowly embracing the rental scooters but in Paris the love affair with trottinettes looks over

The Independent UK

E-scooter firm launches refurbishment programme to cut carbon emissions

Refurbishing e-scooters instead of manufacturing and transporting new ones will reduce carbon emissions by nearly half, according to Dott.

Wales Online

E-scooters could be fitted with noise emitters to prevent pedestrian accidents

Different sounds are being tested to see which would be most effective

The Independent UK

E-scooter sounds to help cut crashes with pedestrians will be tested

People including some who are blind or partially sighted will wear a virtual reality headset to immerse them into simulations involving e-scooters.

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The Guardian - UK

Pedestrian ‘jungle’: the row in Paris over rented e-scooters

Road safety concerns, scooters ‘strewn across the ground’ and questions over environmental credentials could lead to a ban

Reuters

Paris considers electric scooter ban over safety concerns

Paris is considering banning its 15,000 rental electric scooters due to concerns about public safety on the city's sidewalks, but operators are proposing a series of improvements in the hope of getting their licences renewed.

InsideEVs

Dott Launches E-Scooter Sharing Service In Tel Aviv, Israel

Dutch micro mobility company Dott has begun operations in Tel Aviv, Israel. This marks its first operation outside of Europe.

The Independent UK

Cyclists wear car frames to show ‘absurdity’ of vehicles hogging roads

Micromobility firm Dott is carrying out the stunt in Hammersmith, west London, this week.

Evening Standard

TfL announces extension to e-scooter rental trial

Londoners will be able to continue hiring e-scooters until at least November this year after TfL announced an extension to a trial scheme.

Evening Standard

Cameras to halt e-scooters riding on the pavement in London

Cameras or sensors could be fitted to e-scooters to prevent them being ridden on pavements, the Evening Standard can reveal.

Evening Standard

Abrdn backs e-scooter startup Dott in £50 million funding deal

FTSE 100 asset manager Abrdn has invested in an e-scooter and e-bike startup, Dott.

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