Voi has said London’s e-scooter scheme is the “worst out of over 100 cities in Europe” where it operates. CEO and co-founder Fredrik Hjelm said the heavily regulated e-scooter trials “cannot compete” with the capital’s rental e-bikes, which are, “unregulated with e-bike companies able to deploy as many bikes as they like, wherever they like”. London’s e-scooter trial is currently operated by Voi and Lime, but Hjelm said Voi may have “no option” other than to withdraw fro...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
Dott’s chief executive has said the firm received "so much negative feedback" about its e-bikes when they operated in London, due to geofences which “make absolutely no sense for the user.” Speaking to City A.M., Henri Moissinac said a lot of Dott's e-bike users would be riding, “and then suddenly they bump into some artificial barrier between two boroughs and they are absolutely furious about it.” The firm took its 2,500 e-bikes out of London last month, moving them to Paris and Ro...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
A new report commissioned by micromobility company Lime analysing shared e-bike parking in London has called for increased parking provision, saying a higher density of parking bays should be available in areas such as commercial centres, transport hubs, and high streets. The report, by transport consultancy Steer and titled ‘Changing Spaces: How to solve London’s shared e-bike parking challenge’, identified more than 750 parking locations across 11 boroughs which it says can provide ad...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
Dott is taking its e-bikes out of London, saying the capital’s bike rental market is “totally out of control”, according to the Evening Standard. The firm said the ‘failure’ to regulate the capital’s rental e-bikes in a similar way to e-scooters “made no sense”, and was bad for business and users. The firm is removing its 2,500 bikes from the capital, which will be sent to Paris and Rome.| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
E-scooter operator Dott has pulled out of London. Echoing comments made when it removed all of its e-bikes from service last year, the brand blamed the “rapid and unregulated rise of e-bikes,” which it says makes it impossible to run a financially sustainable shared e-scooter service. Last year Dott removed its 2,500 bikes from London and moved them to Paris and Rome. Chief executive Henri Moissinac cited the large number of London share scheme operators as motivation, pointing in particu...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips