Voi offers e-scooter rides for free to help clean up UK cities on Earth Day

Above: Voi e-scooter Credit: Voi

Shared e-scooter company Voi is offering free rides to encourage greener travel for Earth Day on Monday 22 April 2024.

Residents of all UK towns and cities where Voi operates - including Cambridge, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Liverpool, London, Northampton, Oxford, Portsmouth and Southampton - can take advantage of a free 30 minutes e-scooter use valid from Earth Day, 22 April, until 28 April with code EARTHDAY.

Since Voi commenced operations in the UK in 2020, e-scooter and e-bike use has replaced almost 11 million short car journeys, reducing emissions by over 4,400 tonnes CO2e.

James Bolton, General Manager, Voi UK, said, “We aim to transform how people move in cities, freeing us from car dependency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, working all the time to reduce the environmental impact of our value chain and operations in the process.

“This Earth Day we hope to really encourage that shift and that’s why we’re offering free e-scooter use, not only to help the planet, but to encourage new riders to have a go and see how easy and convenient it is to make the switch.”

The offer is valid for 22-28 April, and must be redeemed in the app by 28 April 2024.

Creating a sustainable service and sustainable vehicles is a key business target for Voi and the company has been working to increase recycled and recyclable materials in its vehicles.

91% of a Voi e-scooter is recyclable. Voi’s current e-scooter model also contains 72% recycled plastic content, with an aim to increase this to 90% for future models. 

James continues, “We’re also proud to have increased the operational lifespan of our fleet to an average of 6 years for our V5 model, up from less than 1 year back in 2018 and we have implemented a resell programme for our old models which has seen 100% of our V3 models given a second life.”

Voi aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 50% by 2030. 

For more information about Voi’s commitment to sustainability, a report is available here: https://www.voi.com/blog/sustainability-report-december-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.