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Gocycle pays employees to commute by electric bike

Folding e-bike brand Gocycle say they are the first company to introduce a scheme which will see their employees able to claim 40p for every mile e-biked to their Chessington headquarters. The company’s Surrey office employs 15 people. Gocycle founder, Richard Thorpe, wants to inspire other businesses follow suit to help tackle pollution. Gocycle say …

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Co-op online launches with e-cargo delivery in London

The Co-op is offering a new online delivery service, initially from their Kings Road store in Chelsea, utilising e-cargobikes.com. Deliveries to homes and offices within a 4 kilometre/2.5 mile radius will be made using an e-cargo bike able to use cycle lanes and navigate traffic more efficiently for doorstep deliveries within 2 hours: “A task …

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Electric BikesNews

DfT announces transport law review

The DfT yesterday published the ‘summary of responses’ to its consultation on the future of mobility. The Future of Urban Mobility Strategy pulls together responses from organizations and individuals, local authorities, transport organizations and trade associations. The resulting strategy sets out 9 key principles that will shape the government’s decision-making to ensure future transport is …

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Electric BikesNews

Hero Cycles launch their first UK-designed electric bike

Indian-owed Hero Cycles will launch its first range of British-designed and Indian-manufactured electric bikes into Europe later this month. Branded Insync, the range has been designed at the company’s new £2m Hero Global Design Centre in Manchester. Sreeram Venkateswaran, CEO of Hero’s UK subsidiary Avocet Sports, said the new Insync range of e-bikes will “fill …

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Electric BikesNews

Sales of e-bikes overtake the traditional city pushbike in the Netherlands

Electric bikes accounted for 40% of all bicycle sales in the Netherlands during 2018, pushing sales figures for the traditional ‘touring and city’ style of pushbike off the top spot for the first time. Dutch touring/city style push bikes have traditionally proved to be popular transport for parents, commuters, students and business use alike. In …

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