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Rental e-scooters to be made legal on UK roads from Saturday

Business Green

Department of Transport announces that local authorities across the UK can apply to trial e-scooters as part of a year-long trial that will test the cost-effectiveness and convenience of the low-carbon mobility solution embraced by other European countries.

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Customized connectors allowed unu to develop an innovative electric scooter that’s easy to recharge and built for urban life 

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Powering Clean Urban Transportation Electric scooters have the ability to transform urban transportation. They offer convenient mobility with a negligible carbon footprint. Taking Charge of the Future What if you could design a scooter that could be charged at home or work? Sponsored by TTI. Compact, for easy portability.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

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Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Fleet leaders are also facing increasing pressure.

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Panasonic: How a green technology drive can help deliver on internal carbon goals

Business Green

Latest batch of carbon analysis from electronics giant reveals how clean technologies can help slash emissions from transportation and distribution. The German-headquartered company first started collecting carbon data in 2020, and as such the data unveiled yesterday provides the first year-on-year comparison of its climate impact.

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Reversing Beeching and electrifying scooters: £500m fund to reopen train lines closed in 1960s leads raft of green transport initatives

Business Green

Re-opening train lines, building new stations, digitising bus timetables, and legalising electric scooters are among a raft of initiatives being pursued by the Department of Transport (DfT), as its steps up efforts to rebalance the UK economy and decarbonise the country's transport sector.

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Triumph Motorcycles revs up its first e-bike

Business Green

The firm said the bike, which is currently listed at £2,950, will be made available immediately in the UK, US, and across Europe, with the exception of Germany and Austria. E-scooters, which are seen as more inclusive than e-bikes because they do not require pedalling, are technically illegal in the UK.

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Lime hopes to speed towards net zero with new science-based 2030 goal

Business Green

Company unveils raft of new sustainability commitments as it announces plan to collaborate on low carbon transport and air pollution advocacy and awareness programmes with WWF. It also said it plans to phase out its fossil fuelled operations fleet in Europe in early 2021 and worldwide by "2023 at the latest".