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😰 Voi improves financial situation but must get leaner

Despite a mild winter, scooter companies are still needing to make cuts to get to profitability. This week, Voi announced that they would lay off 120 employees, or 12% of its workforce.

The move, focusing on office roles, aims to carry on improving the company’s profitability: CEO Fredrik Hjelm insists that “central overhead costs were reduced by nearly 50% since mid-2022”, and local teams are “largely unaffected by the changes”.

⚡Electric bikes become a necessity for citizens

Recent figures from Barcelona’s Bicing show once again that electric bike demand dwarves mechanical bike demand. Electric bikes account for 58% of the fleet but were used for 80.9% of trips.

Cities like New York and Paris will be familiar with the operational challenges of offering electric and mechanical bikes (e.g. electric bike availability, more repairs). But London has struggled to implement enough electric bikes, despite having recently adding 1,400 e-bikes.

With an insufficient number of electric bikes, and external competition with Forest and Lime, ridership has fallen from 11.5m in 2022 to 8.5m in 2023.

🎬 How can data help solve our mobility challenges?

Join us on 28th February 2024 for a discussion on the best practices of using data in mobility.

On the panel is Fluctuo’s CEO, Julien Chamussy, as well as the CEO & Co-Founder of FACTUAL, the Head of BU Road and Mobility at T-Systems and experts from triply & the city of Gent.

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INDUSTRY NEWS 🗞️

Augustin Friedel gathers the main EU bike-share services numbers for 2023.

Belgium now sees 4 in 10 workers using a bike during their commute.

Car sharing fleet increased by 33% in Flanders (BE) in 2023.

The European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee adopted the EU Cycling Declaration.

Friends of the Earth challenges the scooter ban in Malta.

Navee unveils two e-bike models for sharing.

PACTS calls for further micromobility regulation at WHO consultation.

Poppy now allows you to book a car, or have it delivered to your doorstep.

TIER’s former CEO Lawrence Leuschner tells more about the merger with Dott.

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