Glasgow to get 1000 new hire bikes to replace 'tired' nextbike fleet Glasgow will get a new fleet of e-bikes for hire after councillors agreed to award a contract to Swedish firm Voi. The National (Scotland) · Sep 2, 2025
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 · Sep 6, 2023
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 · Sep 1, 2023
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 · Sep 1, 2023
Bristol's new e-scooter provider warned of fines if parking issues continue The combined authority has announced a new operator and a change to green-coloured two-wheelers Bristol Post · Jun 29, 2023
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 · May 9, 2023
Beep, beep, beep: audible safety alerts for e-scooters being road-tested in central London Researchers searching for sound that ‘alerts but doesn’t alarm’ pedestrians Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023
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 · Apr 22, 2023
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 · Apr 3, 2023
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 · Apr 3, 2023
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 · Apr 2, 2023
'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… France 24 · Apr 1, 2023
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 Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
TIER And Omni Push For Inclusivity With Wheelchair-Compatible E-Scooters TIER has joined forces with Omni, a French startup, to provide wheelchair-compatible e-scooter rentals in France, with plans to expand to other countries soon. InsideEVs · Dec 2, 2022
Fortune · Nov 21, 2022 Companies like Lime and Lyft are improving design and operations to deliver on sustainability promises Although shared e-bikes and scooters are touted as an environmentally friendly way to get around cities, the companies are often net contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 29, 2022 Paris issues warning on menace of reckless misuse of electric scooters Authorities in the French capital have given operators of electric scooter fleets one month to come up with measures to limit reckless riding, careless parking and other misuses or risk the loss of their operating licences.
InsideEVs · Aug 26, 2022 E-Scooter Hiring Platform Tier Addresses Drunk Riding With New Update Electric scooter hiring business Tier has updated its software to include a sobriety test, to address the issue of drunk riding.
Evening Standard · May 19, 2022 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.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022 E-scooter firms to develop universal warning sound after collisions Licensed operators Dott, Lime and Tier are working with engineers amid concerns from charities for blind people