E-scooters might be the bete noire of the mainstream media, but they’re a contender for the title of EV with greatest mass appeal. Strange then that they are effectively illegal. And while E-bikes are popular – not least because they’re easy-to-charge congestion-busters – they’re subject to restrictions and receive no subsidies from government; No VAT relief and no plug-in grant.…
This month marks 25 years since we inaugurated Britain’s first national Car Free Day – an event that’s now global and still going strong. Many hundreds of town and cities around the world are expected to take part in this year’s event on 22 September 2022. While we’re celebrating the quarter century since we helped usher in the UK’s first…
The vast majority of women are unwilling to use e-scooters due to a lack of safe infrastructure. The new research endorsed by Women in Transport reveals 79 per cent do not feel safe hiring e-scooters to use on the road. E-scooters remain illegal to use on public roads unless part of the officially sanctioned trials taking place across the country…
As the use of battery-powered bikes and scooters becomes increasingly popular, is there a greater risk of fire? London firefighters last year dealt with over 70 blazes caused by electric bicycle and e-scooters. A London Fire Brigade spokesperson told The Standard, which obtained the figures: “Many of the fires we are seeing involve batteries which have been sourced on the…
New and disruptive technology has always unsettled the national psyche; Much of the reaction to e-scooters technology echoes the moral panic that convinced folk the first railway passengers would die spontaneously when trains reached 50 mph. However, those horrified by the risks posed by electric scooters, while at the same time overlooking the road danger caused by cars, are guilty…
13/10/21