The future of e-scooters in Melbourne is increasingly under threat with Neuron and Lime announcing they will no longer operate in the City of Yarra after they copped a 400 per cent council fee hike.
Investigators are looking into whether lithium e-bike batteries were the cause of a fire that led to 20 people evacuating a boarding house in Sydney’s inner west.
Reducing car speed limits to 30km/h and forcing e-bike riders to get insurance are among the recommendations of a months-long state parliamentary inquiry.
A new e-bike brand launches just as NSW parliament is set to release a report on the matter.
The Yarra council’s new mayor lectured hire operators,likening them to naughty children who needed detention at school.
From Tuesday,2500 Neuron e-scooters will be rolled out across the city,with “safety ambassadors” on the streets to help new riders get started.
Experts are calling for changes to e-scooter safety rules after finding dangerous speeds and behaviour were leading to “life-changing” injuries.
Dedicated bus lanes and removing car parks are part of a scheme to fix this major congested Brisbane street. An expert says the model should be copied across the city.
The company has commissioned its own investigation into council claims it exceeded its e-scooter cap across Brisbane.
From Monday,the Miles government will subsidise the purchase of e-scooters and e-bikes across Queensland in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.