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The legal status of the electric scooter with saddle has not evolved with the market and has grown into a gigantic legal bottleneck, states LEVA-EU. - Photo LEVA-EU

Saddled e-scooter legislation needs more clarification

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The number of EU member states that allows an e-scooter on the roads is on the rise. With that, the availability of e-scooters...

The UK looks set to allow shared e-scooters on cycle paths and roads from this summer. - Photo Voi

Voi gets set to capitalise on changes to UK e-scooter laws

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - E-scooter rental company, Voi, is preparing itself for launch in the UK market this summer when e-scooters become legal. Current...

Gogoro, best known for its electric scooters, will launch a new e-bike in May this year, starting in the US. - Photo Gogoro

Gogoro to launch first e-bike in US market

TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Gogoro, the Taiwanese-based electric scooter and battery manufacturer, has announced plans to enter the US e-bike market in May...

Inductive charging now also enables new business models, for example for fleet applications, e-bike sharing and cargo e-bikes. – Photo Metz Mecatech

Metz and INTIS unveil inductive charging platform for e-scooters and...

ZIRNDORF, Germany - Metz Mecatech GmbH and charging technology provider Integrated Infrastructure Solutions GmbH (INTIS) developed what it claims to...

With takeover of Coup fleet, Tier Mobility strengthens its position on the sharing market. - Source Tier Mobility

Tier Mobility Acquires Fleet of Bosch Subsidiary Coup eScooter

BERLIN, Germany - Coup eScooter's decision to discontinue its business in three European metropolises Berlin, Paris and Madrid was already announced...

Type-approval testing. There’s now threat of European Commission to extend type-approval legislation to regular 250W/25kmh e-bikes. – Photo DEKRA

Will Regular 250W E-Bikes Be Included in Costly Type-Approval...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - At an early February Symposium in Brussels titled: 'Symposium on Legal Status and Market Position of Speed Pedelecs' it appeared...

Rapidly growing use of electric step-scooters is triggering major concerns among officials and institutions at many levels. – Photo Zero Mobility

Regulations, Probably Even Type-Approval Coming for Electric...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - You can see them in more and more cities around Europe. And the numbers of docked and/or free-floating electric step-scooters on...

French law stipulates max speed of 25km/h, compulsory helmet use in addition to various other regulations. – Photo Shutterstock

French Government Regulates Use of Electric Step-Scooters by Applying...

PARIS, France - From next September onwards, a new regulation will come into force in France which applies to the use of electric step-scooters. As...

Market study signals ‘not everything is in place for e-scooter sharing systems.’ – Photo Mobility Foresight

Study on Electric Scooter Sharing Market in US and Europe 2019-2024

BANGALORE, India - Market researcher Mobility Foresight is offering a market report on the "E-Scooter Sharing Market in the US and Europe 2019 -...

Electric step-scooter users must stick to a speed limit of 20 kilometers per hour and be aged 14 years or older. – Photo BMZ

Electric Step-Scooters Get Green Light on Germany's roads

BERLIN, Germany - Germany has authorized the usage of battery-powered step-scooters on its streets and cycle paths, but banned them from pavements to...