Badly parked shared e-bikes are blocking pavements in English cities, and councils have no power to stop an operator from launching. The UK Department for Transport (DfT) now proposes to license shared e-bike schemes, making it a criminal offence to run one without a licence. The consultation closes on 31 December 2026.
Lime's third-quarter revenue rose 20% year-on-year to USD 361 million (EUR 321 million). That takes trailing twelve-month revenue at the US shared micromobility operator above USD 1 billion (EUR 888 million) for the first time. Net income rose 41% to USD 44 million.
Danish bike-sharing operator Donkey Republic increased revenue by 10.9% to DKK 61.3 million (EUR 8.2 million) in Q3 2026. New city contracts in the Ruhr region and Düsseldorf drove the growth, and the company has confirmed its full-year guidance.
Scandinavian micromobility operator Voi Technology AB reported net revenue of EUR 88.2 million for the third quarter of 2026, up 53% year-on-year. Riders took 53.2 million rides on its shared e-scooters and e-bikes, compared with 37.4 million a year earlier.
Germany's bike-sharing fleet grew 1.5% year-on-year to 102,550 bikes, while private bike subscriptions fell 2% to 98,000. That is the finding of the second market data survey on sharing, subscriptions and rentals by German industry association Zukunft Fahrrad.
British infrastructure investment firm VisionEdgeOne Limited (VE1) has acquired Swiss bike-sharing company Publibike AG. According to the company, this marks its second investment in the micromobility (mobility-as a service) sector.
