E-scooters fuel alarmist headlines, but they can also help clean up our transport system. This piece for Smart Transport looks at e-scooters in light of the recent trials in many UK towns and cities and considers the issues that their wider use would address and create.

My attention was drawn to an interesting piece of bike industry news from China today.

Chinese bike manufacturers are reporting significant drops in turnover as a result of bike share companies shrinking. Like, really significant – ofo supplier, the Shanghai Phoenix Enterprise (Group) Co Ltd, experienced a 55% drop in turnover and net income in the first six months of this year.