Fed-up locals are trashing electric scooter fleets

All three electric scooter companies participating in Milwaukee's dockless scooter pilot program have chosen to end operations for the remainder of 2019, bringing to a close the six-month testing period in which more than one-third of a million rides.....»»

Electric scooter company Superpedestrian on Wednesday said it had raised $20 million for its diagnostic software that can spot impending hardware failure, a major problem for scooter operators......»»

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OjO Electric is trying to differentiate itself from larger rivals such as Bird and Lime by offering rideshare scooters with seats......»»

San Antonio-based Blue Duck Scooters has scored a contract with the city of Edinburg to be the first company to operate electric scooters in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Blue Duck will operate initially under an exclusive six-month pilot program in part.....»»

Bird Rides Inc. has rolled out a shared electric moped. However, the new vehicle is not the Bird Cruiser that the Silicon Beach startup announced this summer but rather a new Scoot Moped under the brand of a rival scooter company Bird acquired aroun.....»»

Own-brand electric scooter maker Gogoro has launched GoShare services for sharing e-scooters on a rental basis in Taipei, according to GoShare director Henry Chiang......»»

Solar firm United Renewable Energy (URE) has unveiled an electric scooter powered by hydrogen fuel cells......»»

San Francisco has offered one-year permits to four motorized scooter companies, allowing them to legally operate in the city. Under the rules laid out by the city, JUMP, Lime, Scoot and Spin will each be allowed to operate 1,000 scooters in San Fran.....»»

As Chicago’s electric scooter pilot comes to an end next month, city officials are collecting feedback from Chicagoans on the effectiveness of the method of transportation. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection and Department.....»»

The SeaBubble is a new form of urban transportation that could offer Parisians a watery alternative to hailing a taxi, driving a car or hopping on an electric scooter......»»

Rental electric scooter service operator WeMo has deployed over 3,000 electric scooters in the Taipei metropolitan area, according to company founder Jeffrey Wu......»»

Electric scooter brand Gogoro on August 29 launched GoShare, services for sharing electric scooters on a rental basis, in Taoyuan City, northern Taiwan, according to GoShare director Henry Chiang......»»

Taiwan-based motorcycle maker Aeon Motor on August 28 unveiled its first electric scooter, the Ai-1 Sport, for sale in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$89,800 (US$2,860), according to the company......»»

Another Wednesday in Silicon Valley.....»»

Paris was one of the first cities to welcome the idea of digital platforms providing electric scooters for hire, but the events that transpired after that decision has led the city to rethink its stand on e-scooter mobility. read more.....»»

A new study shows shared electric scooter schemes, popularized by Bird, Bolt, Lime, Ly.....»»

Bird scooters are officially coming back to Milwaukee. A little more than a week after Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced the city's motorized scooter pilot would be paused to educate users of Lime's electric scooters on the proper ways of ope.....»»

Electric scooter company Helbiz Inc. blazed a trail in Italy and now it's rolling into New York. The startup just closed a $10 million investment round and intends to use the proceeds from the offering for expansion of its unique fleet of scooter.....»»

How popular are electric scooters? Popular enough that Lime, one of the three scooter-rental providers operating in Minneapolis, thinks that customers will pay more to ride. The Streets.mn blog reports on the price hike — pretty small at face .....»»