Clean air, congestion reducing benefits of Voi e-scooters shortlisted for awards
People riding e-scooters. Credit: Voi
Leading shared e-scooter company Voi is in the running for two national awards - for reducing congestion and cleaning up the air in UK towns and cities.
The company, which operates e-scooters around the UK and is about to start serving London from 25 September, has made the shortlist of the CiTTi Awards in the Clean Air Projects and Congestion Reduction categories.
Organised by CiTTi Magazine, the UK’s leading urban transport and traffic publication, the CiTTi Awards recognise and celebrate the hard work and innovation demonstrated by public- and private-sector organisations in enabling the clean, safe and efficient movement of people, goods and materials through urban environments in the UK.
Voi is shortlisted in the ‘Clean Air Projects’ award for its work with the Energy Institute at University College London (UCL) to carry out a first-of-its-kind study estimating the emissions of e-scooters.
The study concluded that overall the e-scooters in the sample studied reduced emissions by up to 45%.
Voi’s own statistics show that since their introduction into the UK three years ago, e-scooters and e-bikes have clocked up over 41 million miles, replacing over 9.8 million car journeys, reducing carbon emissions by 3,800 tonnes CO2e and reducing PM2.5 particulate air pollution by 862 kg.
The company is also shortlisted in the ‘Congestion Reduction’ award, also for its UCL study which found that e-scooters replaced over 29,800 miles of motorised transport journeys and drastically cut commuting times, especially during peak hours, helping to save users a total of 4,000 hours during the course of the study, equivalent to a 47% reduction in median travel time per trip.
Jack Samler, Voi general manager UK, Ireland and France, said, “We are thrilled that our pioneering service has been shortlisted in these prestigious awards. It’s great for the huge potential of shared e-scooter services to solve the challenges of urban mobility to be recognised in this way.
“Reducing car dependency and decarbonising urban transport is seen as a vital step in achieving the UK government’s goal of achieving net zero and improving the well-being and efficiency of cities.
“With no emissions, every single e-scooter trip that replaces a car journey is helping to improve the air quality in UK towns and cities and transform them into cleaner and healthier places to live, work and visit.”
The winners will be announced on 21 November 2023.
For further information, please contact:
Juliette Maxam, Senior PR manager, Voi UK, Ireland and France
juliette.maxam@voiapp.io
About Voi
Founded in 2018, Voi is a Swedish micromobility company offering e-scooter and e-bike sharing in partnership with towns, cities and local communities. We believe e-scooters can play a central role in changing how people move in our towns and cities in the future. We want to ensure that the micromobility transformation happens the right way - through real innovative technology, open and transparent dialogue with towns, cities and governments and by adapting our products to local needs. Voi’s holistic Environmental Action Plan tackles emissions and promotes renewable energy use and circularity along its supply chain.
Voi operates in over 100 towns and cities across 12 countries. It is headquartered in Stockholm and employs 1,000 people. To date, Voi boasts more than seven million riders and has served more than 150+ million rides.
