E-scooters fuel alarmist headlines, but they can also help clean up our transport system. This piece for Smart Transport looks at e-scooters in light of the recent trials in many UK towns and cities and considers the issues that their wider use would address and create.
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My attention was drawn to an interesting piece of bike industry news from China today.
Chinese bike manufacturers are reporting significant drops in turnover as a result of bike share companies shrinking. Like, really significant – ofo supplier, the Shanghai Phoenix Enterprise (Group) Co Ltd, experienced a 55% drop in turnover and net income in the first six months of this year.
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