With global demand for shared mobility services projected to grow by over 30% annually and reach €283 billion by 2030, cities are increasingly turning to innovative transport solutions to combat congestion and lower emissions.
Mobility Partnership Ireland (MPI), an industry group representing leading Irish companies in the shared transport sector, has issued a call on government for vital policy action to address the critical level of transport emissions and increased consumer costs amidst the ongoing climate and cost of living crises.
Electric vehicles (EVs) have certainly caught the attention of both the public and policymakers, but 2024 has seen the first-ever drop in sales. Whether driven by cost or a simple result of coming down from high sales in 2023, a shift to EVs is nevertheless seen as a crucial component of meeting Ireland’s climate goals.
Free Now, the taxi-app service, has partnered with Irish bike sharing provider Moby, with the number of bikes offered in the capital city expected to triple.
Mobility Partnership Ireland (MPI), an industry group representing car and bicycle rental firms, told the Department of Finance that bike rental services in Ireland were running under “very lean profit margins” that put a squeeze on operations.
Branding from the payments firm will now appear on the Bleeper fleet of bikes, which the public can hire from on-street bike stands with a tap of their phone.
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