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Voi Technology appoints new Head of Sustainability

Swedish-founded Voi Technology, a leading micromobility operator in Europe, announces the appointment of Åsa Christiander, a seasoned sustainability expert, as its new Head of Sustainability.Christiander will lead Voi’s sustainability initiatives, advancing the company’s commitment to creating cleaner, more sustainable towns and cities across Europe. With a wealth of experience from roles at Material Economics, McKinsey & Co, and ASSA ABLOY, she brings unique expertise in sustainability strategies, climate transition and innovation-driven change. Most recently, Christiander comes from

Voi issues EUR 50 million through the company’s first-ever bond issuance

Swedish-founded leading micromobility operator Voi has completed its first-ever bond issuance,  successfully placing EUR 50 million of senior secured bonds under a total framework of EUR 125 million. The net proceeds from the bond issue will be applied towards Voi’s ambitions to scale our current 110 000 e-scooter and e-bike fleets, refinance existing debt, and for general corporate purposes of the group.Swedish-founded leading micromobility operator Voi Technology AB (publ) (the “Company”) announced today that the company has, following a book building process to qualified investors,

Four million Voi rides in Northampton save carbon equivalent of over 111 million smart phone charges

A man preparing to ride a Voi e-scooter in Northampton Credit: Voi People in Northampton have now taken more than four million rides on Voi rental e-scooters. The coral-coloured rental e-scooters have been operating in the town since September 2020, with just over 90,000 people signed up to ride them. According to Voi’s externally-validated carbon calculator, trips on e-scooters in Northampton have replaced nearly an estimated two million car journeys.  The use of e-scooters instead of cars in Northampton has saved the town from more than 900 tonnes of harmful carbon

Two million Voi rides in Oxford save carbon equivalent of taking 79 cars off the road

People in Oxford have now taken more than two million rides on Voi rental e-scooters and e-bikes. Voi started operating scooters in Oxford in February 2021 and launched e-bikes in the city this July. Since then more than 105,000 people have signed up to ride the company’s coral-coloured rental e-scooters and e-bikes, covering a distance of more than 3 million miles. According to Voi’s externally-validated carbon calculator, trips on the company’s e-scooters and e-bikes in Oxford have replaced an estimated 663,000 short car journeys.  The use of e-scooters and e-bikes instead of

Voi opens its warehouse to give young people job skills taking scooters apart

Trainees from the Steps to Work pogramme with the Voi team at Voi's Liverpool warehouse. Credit: Voi Young adults were given the chance to gain some hands-on work experience with Liverpool’s rental e-scooter and e-bike operator, Voi. Trainees from the Steps to Work programme at Strawberry Field, run by the Salvation Army, spent a morning at Voi’s warehouse in Liverpool, learning how to take apart decommissioned e-scooters and sort the parts for recycling. Watch the video from the event here . The Steps to Work

Voi promotes safer micromobility in Belgium

Credit: Voi Europe’s leading micromobility operator, Voi, is benefitting from the expertise of Vias Institute, a road safety and mobility knowledge centre, to promote safe e-scooter and e-bike riding in Belgium. To enhance safe riding, Vias supported the development of a ten-question challenge for people to take when completing Voi’s online traffic school, RideSafe Academy. The quiz is tailored to common situations and challenges faced by riders in Belgium - and is available in Dutch, English and French. It is one of the many actions that can support safe riding. It

Voi and Merseyside Sight Loss Council join forces to encourage responsible e-scooter and e-bike parking in Liverpool

Pictures produced by Liverpool’s e-scooter and e-bike operator, Voi, and Merseyside Sight Loss Council show the impact of bad parking on blind and sight-impaired people. Voi is committed to ensuring that its e-scooter and e-bikes do not inconvenience other street users, including disabled people, and has teamed up with Merseyside Sight Loss Council to encourage e-scooter and e-bike riders to think about others when they park.  Sight Loss Councils, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, are regional groups led by blind and partially sighted volunteers. Together, they work with

Free rides for Voi riders who complete online ‘Ride Safe’ training

Two Voi scooter riders stopped at a red traffic light Credit: Voi E-scooter and e-bike operator Voi is giving away free rides to anyone who takes its online safety training - with the next ones taking place on Thursday 15 August 2024. The free riding skills webinars are running throughout 2024 to help people use e-scooters and e-bikes safely - and anyone completing one of them will get 30 minutes of free riding credits. The next live webinars take place on Thursday 15 August, from 12-1 and from 1.15-2.15pm, and can be booked via eventbrite.co.uk here 

Six million Voi rides in Liverpool save carbon equivalent of taking 262 cars off the road

A Voi e-scooter in Liverpool. Credit: Voi People in Liverpool have now taken more than six million rides on Voi rental e-scooters and e-bikes. Voi started operating in Liverpool in October 2020. Since then more than 300,000 people have signed up to ride the company’s coral-coloured rental e-scooters and e-bikes. According to Voi’s externally-validated carbon calculator, trips on the company’s e-scooters and e-bikes in Liverpool have replaced an estimated 2.6 million short car journeys.  The use of e-scooters and e-bikes instead of cars in Liverpool has saved the city

Celebrate one year of Voi in Cheltenham and Gloucester with free rides

Voi e-scooters outside Gloucester Cathedral Credit: Voi One year on since Voi started operating in Cheltenham and Gloucester, the company has revealed that carbon savings from people riding its e-scooters is the equivalent of over four million smartphone charges. Voi’s coral-coloured rental e-scooters first appeared in Cheltenham and Gloucester on 1 August 2023, as part of the Gloucestershire County Council e-scooter trial.  Since then nearly 19,000 people have signed up to ride Voi e-scooters, with three quarters of them riding in Cheltenham. To celebrate the

Voi e-bikes launched in Oxford

Voi's new e-bikes in Oxford. Credit: Voi/Oxfordshire County Council Voi is deploying its new state-of-the-art electronic bikes in Oxford this summer. The company, which already operates e-scooters in the city, has just launched a fleet of 100 new e-bikes in the city. E-bikes can be hired from the existing e-scooter parks around Oxford and must be returned to them. To use the bikes, people will need to sign up to Voi and unlock the bikes with the Voi app. There is no requirement to have a driving licence in order to ride the e-bikes, unlike e-scooters. The bikes are

Voi offers people in Liverpool free rides if they take part in e-scooter and e-bike safe riding skills event

A man on a Voi e-scooter in Liverpool Credit: Voi People can get free rides on Voi e-scooters and e-bikes in Liverpool - if they complete a safe scooter skills session at a free event next week. The company is running an event in Toxteth to help people in Liverpool learn how to ride e-scooters and e-bikes - covering the basics from how to sign up, to the rules of the road. The event is taking place on Wednesday 24 July, at Princes Boulevard, Liverpool, between 10am to 4pm. The scooter skills training session, run by National Cycling Academy will take around 30 minutes.

Voi encourages customers to take up online ‘Ride Safe’ training

Above: A woman on a Voi e-scooter in Portsmouth Credit: Voi E-scooter and e-bike operator, Voi, is encouraging e-scooter and e-bike riders to take its online safety training - with the next ones taking place on Tuesday 23 July 2024. The free riding skills webinars are running throughout 2024 to help people use e-scooters and e-bikes safely - and anyone completing one of them will get 30 minutes of free riding credits. The next live webinars take place on Tuesday 23 July, from 12-1 and from 1.15-2.15pm, and can be booked via eventbrite.co.uk here. 

Voi encourages customers to take up online ‘Ride Safe’ training

Above: Voi e-scooter Credit: Voi E-scooter and e-bike operator, Voi, is encouraging e-scooter and e-bike riders to take its online safety training - with the next ones taking place on Tuesday 23 July 2024. The free riding skills webinars are running throughout 2024 to help people use e-scooters and e-bikes safely - and anyone completing one of them will get 30 minutes of free riding credits. The next live webinars take place on Tuesday 23 July, from 12-1 and from 1.15-2.15pm, and can be booked via eventbrite.co.uk here.  Delivered

Celebrate summer in the city with free rides on Voi e-bikes and e-scooters in Liverpool

Above: Voi e-bike in Liverpool. Credit: Voi Voi is offering free rides on its newest model of e-bikes in Liverpool. To encourage more people to ditch their cars and make their journey by e-bike instead, Voi is offering all new riders a free 30 minute ride. To take advantage of the offer enter the code “UK30” in the wallet in the Voi app. The code entitles a rider for the first 30 minutes free of one trip and expires on 1 October 2024. The Voi ‘Explorer 3’ offers upgraded features for a better user experience to encourage even more people to get around the city in an

Voi to vote on 4 July

A man and a woman on Voi scooters with the Houses of Parliament in the background. Credit: Voi Voters are being offered free e-scooter or e-bike rides to get to and from their polling station to vote in the General Election on 4 July. Voi, which operates e-scooters in 13 towns and cities across the UK, along with e-bikes in some of them, is giving people 2 x 15-minute rides for free just to use on the day of the General Election. In the run up to election day, the company has been urging riders to ask parliamentary candidates to prioritise scooting and biking - by posing

Voi coming to Antwerp with top-of-the-range e-scooters

A Voi e-scooter in Antwerp. Credit: Voi Voi has been chosen to operate e-scooters in Antwerp, it was announced today. The company has been granted a licence to operate 1,000 e-scooters in Antwerp by the City of Antwerp. Yessin Aattache, country manager for Voi Belgium, said: “We are delighted to have won the opportunity to operate our e-scooters in Antwerp. We are confident we will revolutionise transport in the city by introducing the most technologically advanced and safest e-scooter on the market - our top-of-the-range Voiager 7. “We will work with the City of

Voi offers people in Liverpool free riders if they take part in e-scooter and e-bike safe riding skills lessons

A man on a Voi e-scooter in Liverpool: credit Voi People can get free rides on Voi e-scooters and e-bikes in Liverpool - if they complete a safe scooter skills session which is also free of charge. The company is running two events to help people in Liverpool learn how to ride e-scooters and e-bikes - covering the basics from how to sign up to the rules of the road. The events are taking place on Saturday 29 June, at Canada Boulevard, Liverpool, between 10am and 4pm, and again on Wednesday 24 July, at Princess Boulevard, Liverpool, between 10am to 4pm. Each scooter

Prize offered for people getting to Taylor Swift’s Liverpool concerts with Voi

Above: E-scooter rider in Liverpool, Credit: Voi People travelling to Taylor Swift’s Anfield concerts on a Voi e-bike or e-scooter are in with a chance of winning a month’s worth of free rides. Voi has launched a competition asking anyone taking one of their e-bikes or e-scooters to Swift’s concerts to send a selfie to be in the running to win a month’s pass worth £35 for 300 minutes. To enter, like, tag and share Voi's competition post on social media and comment with a selfie on a Voi e-bike or e-scooter outside the stadium to Voi on X @VoiTechnologyUK 

Voi encourages UK citizens to prioritise sustainable transport ahead of General Election

Above: E-scooter riders outside Westminster. Credit: Voi Micromobility rental company, Voi, is calling on the UK public to ask their political candidates to prioritise scooting and cycling if they are elected, to help make the country’s towns and cities cleaner and greener. A new blog  on the company’s website recommends a series of questions people can ask their parliamentary candidates ahead of the General Election on 4 July. At the moment, only rental e-scooters are legal in the UK, but they can only operate in cities and

Voi encourages customers to take up online ‘Ride Safe’ training

Above: Voi e-scooter Credit: Voi E-scooter and e-bike operator, Voi, is encouraging e-scooter and e-bike riders to take its online safety training - with the next ones taking place on Thursday 13 June. The free riding skills webinars are running throughout 2024 to help people use e-scooters and e-bikes safely - and anyone completing one of them will get 30 minutes of free riding credits. The next live webinars take place on 13 June at noon and 1.15pm and can be booked via eventbrite.co.uk here. 

London e-scooter scheme worst in Europe, claims Voi

Above: E-scooters in London. Credit: Voi Voi is calling on Transport for London to take urgent action over the operation of the London e-scooter trials - which the company’s CEO says is the worst out of over 100 cities in Europe where the company operates. The company’s CEO and co-founder Fredrik Hjelm said the heavily regulated e-scooter trials cannot compete with the capital’s rental e-bikes, which are unregulated with e-bike companies able to deploy as many bikes as they like, wherever they like. He says Voi may have no option other than to withdraw from the trial or

Voi offers free rides for national Car Free challenge

[Scooter and bike] Above: People riding an e-bike and e-scooter. Credit: Voi Micromobility rental company, Voi, is offering free e-bike and e-scooter rides to support a national Car Free Challenge taking place during June. Climate action charity, Possible, is challenging people across the UK to cut their car use from 1-30 June, either by swapping the daily commute from the car to another form of transport, swapping the car for a bike, or pledging to go car free for a day, week or the whole month. New Voi riders can enjoy a free 30 minutes ride on an e-scooter or e-bike to help

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