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9 Jul 2025

A recent BBC Breakfast segment has sparked backlash from the cycling community over its portrayal of e-bikes, with critics accusing the broadcaster of conflating legal e-bikes with illegal,...

8 Jul 2025

More than 30 locations across Scotland have seen a major rise in the number of people cycling, according to newly released data.

7 Jul 2025

Sixteen illegally upgraded e-bikes capable of speeds up to 40mph have been seized and disposed of in a joint enforcement operation in Birmingham city centre.

7 Jul 2025

Bristol-based Cytech training provider and ACT member Life Cycle has launched its award-winning Bikes Beyond Bars programme at HMP Bullingdon, expanding a project that has already impacted lives...

4 Jul 2025

New data from Strava reveals a major surge in cycling across the UK, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the charge.

3 Jul 2025

Shimano has launched an urgent investigation into what it describes as a “critical” shortage of skilled bike mechanics across Europe, warning that the situation threatens to...

2 Jul 2025

MPs have called on Amazon and eBay to tighten controls after e-bikes and chargers flagged as serious fire risks were found for sale on their platforms.

25 Jun 2025

The E-Bike Positive campaign has seen major success in the first half of 2025, with its message reaching nearly 8 million people across the UK through high-profile media coverage and growing...

20 Jun 2025

The House of Commons Business and Trade Committee has asked the ACT, and its parent company Bira, to help them reach out to small business retailers across the country, for their quick input on...

20 Jun 2025

Activate Cycle Academy has reopened its Cytech training facility in Darlington, offering a full range of courses from Home Mechanic up to Cytech Technical Three.
 

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UK economy could get £1.1 billion boost if 1 in 5 car journeys were taken by a shared e-scooter or e-bike

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

Researchers from the Oxford University’s Oxford Strategy Group, a consultancy comprised of students at Oxford University, studied Dott’s London operations. Dott is one of three firms that runs rental e-scooters in the UK capital, and also offers e-bikes in a number of boroughs.

Grey e-bike

The research looked at the direct and indirect financial contribution of Dott’s services, and then calculated the potential economic gains if more people switched from cars to rental e-bikes or e-scooters.

At present, the study claims that Dott’s services contribute more than £3 million to the UK economy. If just 20% of London’s estimated two billion annual car trips were made by a rental e-bike or e-scooter, that number would jump to more than £1 billion.

So how exactly did researchers come up with that figure?

A substantial £672 million was attributed to savings from the reduction in congestion that would happen if fewer cars were on London’s roads. Londoners would also save an estimated 4.7 million hours of time by switching to more efficient travel, creating another £22 million.

Reduced pollution levels caused by having fewer cars on the road would then create health savings of around £371 million.

The remaining money would be created through throw wages, operators and spending on equipment that is required to run rental e-bike and e-scooter services.

Dott CEO Henri Moissinac said: “This new research shows how choosing sustainable transport can benefit the wider economy as well. To unlock this potential, policy makers should take steps to make it easier for more people to switch to environmentally friendly alternatives.”

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