Dublin Bus partners with micromobility provider
Part of a wider range of projects, staff e-bike usage data will provide insights to help Dublin Bus support customers in choosing how to journey on their first- or last-mile.
Dublin Bus, the Irish Republic’s largest public transport provider, has linked with Swedish micromobility company Voi Technology to give its employees access to a special fleet of Voi e-bikes as part of a new pilot project.
The 20 co-branded Voi bikes will facilitate agency staff’s travel between the eight depots which house Dublin Bus’ fleet of 1,000 buses.
Sustainable transport
The initiative, which will run for 12 months, will give Voi and Dublin Bus real time insights into micromobility in the capital. Part of a wider range of projects that Dublin Bus is pioneering to support sustainable transport, the e-bike usage data will provide insights to help Dublin Bus support customers in choosing how to journey on their first- or last-mile.
The bikes come equipped with all safety mechanisms and will be charged up and maintained at Dublin Bus depots across the city.
Dublin Bus first began exploring the Voi solution 18 months ago. A special project task force led by Robert Lynn of Dublin Bus examined a broad range of options and technologies to use as part of this trial. The options were examined for items like versatility, ease of use, user experience in booking, and supplier expertise.
“During this process we have spoken to many local authorities, local operators, and IT suppliers to gain insight into emerging trends and gain an insight into operational lessons learned as various services are launched in various locations”
“We’ve been examining the area of mobility within the transport sector over the last 18 months and exploring markets in the UK and major European cities. During this process we have spoken to many local authorities, local operators, and IT suppliers to gain insight into emerging trends and gain an insight into operational lessons learned as various services are launched in various locations,” said Ray Coyne, chief executive of Dublin Bus.
“This has resulted in the company being presented with a number of opportunities in different areas of mobility and we’re delighted to launch this pilot project.”
The Dublin Bus depot locations are: Broadstone; Conyngham Road; Clontarf; Donnybrook; Harristown; Phibsboro; Ringsend; Summerhill; and O’Connell Street (head office).
“Integrating public transport with green transport modes such as scooters or e-bikes is fundamental to the decarbonisation of our cities and towns”
“We are delighted to partner with such a reputable transport provider and give their employees an opportunity to use our e-bikes to travel around this fabulous city in a sustainable way,” added Fredrik Hjelm, co-founder and CEO at Voi.
“Integrating public transport with green transport modes such as scooters or e-bikes is fundamental to the decarbonisation of our cities and towns, and we couldn’t be more excited about working with Dublin Bus to bring our vision of creating better cities to live into the Irish capital.”
Over the last five years, Dublin Bus reports it has completed more than 700 million journeys across its network over the past five years. It has a fleet of more than 1,000 buses which follow 125 routes, including 19 high frequency routes.
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