Seeking to solidify its market position, Bird has bought Spin, a former competitor, expanding its micro-mobility coverage across North America
The funding will help the mobility sharing service tackle the twin goals of electrifying transportation and reducing carbon emissions from buildings
To mark that start of electric bike season in Canada, Electric Autonomy presents a cross-country roundup of e-bike rebates, leading e-bike brands and e-bike sharing and rental options
The Canadian micro-mobility provider capped a successful fourth year of operations — over three million trips and eight million kilometres since launch — by merging with international platform operator Bird Global
June 3rd is World Bike Day and Canada is seeing a rapid uptake of battery-powered electric bikes from coast-to-coast as more providers and riders hit the roads
After approving smaller cargo e-bikes in 2020, Toronto last month joined a five-year Ontario pilot program that will see more (and bigger) commercial e-bikes replacing vans and trucks, easing congestion and pollution
Despite early growing pains, the popularity of municipal electric scooter programs in Canada is surging. As one of the leading operators, Bird Canada — whose users logged over a million trips in 2021 — is banking on more of the same this year
The City of Montreal continues to go big on clean transit, with an “audacious” plan that earmarks nearly $900 million for charging infrastructure, new electric vehicles and zero-emission public transportation
The electric scooter provider now counts Montreal’s MKB as an equity investor, as it reports encouraging growth in ridership and continued expansion into more cities
As part of a larger zero-emissions and clean transportation strategy the federal government is including in its list of infrastructure funding recipients pedestrians, cyclists and skiers