Zipp Mobility has introduced a fleet of shared e-bikes to Dublin, as part of a pilot with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
The micromobility firm, based at University College Dublin, also plans to roll out its rental e-bike service to various locations across the Republic of Ireland in the future.
It will also look to launch daily, weekly and monthly passes in the coming weeks, and plans to use only zero-emission vehicles in its Dublin operations.
Charlie Gleeson, chief executive and founder of Zipp Mobility, said: “We started Zipp to bring sustainable, safe and community-centric transport solutions to Irish towns and cities, so we are so excited to be able to finally launch on home soil.
“Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are a true trailblazer in the sustainable mobility space, and we are so proud to be partnering with them as we seek to bring ‘mobility done right’ to Irish communities.”
Furthermore, the company looks to introduce e-scooter services in several Irish towns and cities including Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Kildare and Waterford – once the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 is passed into law.
Since its inception in 2019, Zipp Mobility has raised over €2m (£1.7m) in funding from a number private and angel investors including former Irish rugby international Brian O’Driscoll and Enterprise Ireland.
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