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E-bike firms at war as Hackney council agrees £93m deal with Lime and Voi but rejects Forest

Cheap rides promised for residents - but blow to hopes of implementing Londonwide set of e-bike rules

Evening Standard

Boris bikes fight back against Lime: £40m sponsorship deal keeps TfL scheme on the road until 2032

Number of e-bikes due to rise to 5,000 as Santander agrees to continue investing in London’s original hire bike scheme

Evening Standard

Lime bids to end 'Checkpoint Charlie' restrictions putting brakes on its e-bikes in west London

Exclusive: Hounslow councillors also searching for solution to enable cross-border hire bike rides to continue

Evening Standard

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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)

Interactive map reveals London's confusing e-bike no-go zones as riders slam council’s 'insane' Lime ban

E-bike users have slammed Hounslow Council’s decision to ban Lime bikes in the borough as ‘insanity’

Evening Standard

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)

On your bike! Lime booted out of west London borough after pavement parking complaints

Hounslow council ends trial with Lime and signs new deal with rival firms Forest and Voi

Evening Standard

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Voi and Lime ‘in limbo’ as UK trials of e-scooter rentals extended again

Rental firms welcome extension until 2028 but urge government to bring forward legislation

The Guardian - UK

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

Lime and Forest fined £33,000 as TfL launches new crackdown on abandoned e-bikes

E-bike firm warns London has fallen behind Paris in setting rules for hire bikes

Evening Standard

Rental e-bike battle heats up as Voi expands trial in west London to compete with Lime and Forest

It comes amid growing concerns over poorly-parked dockless e-bikes and e-scooters obstructing pedestrians and road users

Evening Standard

London e-scooter trial extended to cover more of the capital after five million trips

There are now more than 4,000 e-scooters available to hire across a third of London boroughs

The Independent UK

TfL spends £1million on parking bays for e-bikes (as thousands more hire bikes due to arrive in London)

Voi to compete with Lime and Forest as designated bays are created on Red Routes after ‘Wild West’ concerns

Evening Standard

London e-scooter restrictions eased to reduce injuries caused by 'clipping'

TfL and borough councils have been working on ‘a revised approach’ to managing e-scooters, by reducing the use of geofencing

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Evening Standard

Thousands more rental e-bikes set to come to London as new firm enters market

Voi, which already operates e-scooters in the capital, has said it wants to ‘generate as many rides as possible with as few vehicles as possible’

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

E-scooters stuck in legislation limbo as mood sours among Britons

Some champion their environmental impact, others point out potential dangers – but most agree regulation is needed

The Independent UK

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Birmingham Post

New e-scooter provider secured for West of England

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority has negotiated a new contract and rebrand

The Independent UK

Boy, 12, died in Birmingham collision after teenage friend unlocked e-scooter, inquest told

Family of Mustafa Nadeem calls for facial recognition checks to prevent children from riding electric scooters

Bristol Post

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

The Guardian - UK

Boy died in bus collision after friend unlocked e-scooter, inquest told

Family calls for more restrictions on underage access to electric scooters after Mustafa Nadeem was killed last December

The Independent UK

Boy, 12, died in collision after teenage friend unlocked e-scooter, inquest told

The family of Mustafa Nadeem have called for facial recognition checks to prevent children riding electric scooters.

Daily Mirror

Bus passengers shouted 'stop' as boy, 12, knocked down and killed on e-scooter

Mustafa Nadeem, aged 12, died after colliding with a pedestrian and then falling into the path of a bus in Birmingham with horrified passengers shouting to the driver to stop, an inquest heard

Bristol Post

Voi in Bristol offering safety training with a day pass worth £10 and a free helmet

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