E-scooter rental company Voi are in talks with a number of London Borough councils over the launch of a series of new e-bikes schemes..

The news comes only a few weeks since the company admitted that providing rental e-scooters in the city had become “financially unsustainable”, as the smaller and more heavily-regulated vehicles “cannot compete with” London’s less-regulated bikes.

Harrow Online reports that Voi will be competing against existing operators like Lime, Forest and TfL’s own Santander Cycles for a share of the capital’s riders. James Bolton, Voi UK’s general manager, said: “It’s not just a case of coming in and undercutting [on price], that’s not what we want to do.

“We want to come in and compete fairly, and if as a result of that, that means prices reducing overall across the industry in London, that’s obviously a fairer outcome for the consumer, and that’s something boroughs are very interested in.”

(Pic – Voi)