Derby City Council, GB ended its e-bike sharing program due to vandalism

Derby City Council, GB E-Bike Sharing Program Ends

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The city's partnership with Hourbike and the University of Derby yielded 7,000 rides and 150,000 miles covered in its first year. Acts of vandalism disabled two-thirds of the e-bike fleet in the spring of 2019, leading to the program's closure. E-bike repairs proved too expensive to sustain the program. City and university officials are evaluating data from this experience to inform future bike-sharing efforts.

Micro-Mobility Transportation Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Derby City Council, GB

Unitary authority in England

United Kingdom

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eBikes Derby | Derby City Council

Newsworthy

Derby electric bike scheme scrapped over vandalism - BBC News

Hammers and angle grinders were used to smash some of the bike's digital panels earlier this year.

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Vandalism and associated maintenance costs made the program unsustainable despite high ridership.