e-scooter

The micro-mobility segment in North America has been characterized by companies that exploited city regulations, which neither ban or allow the use of those vehicles on streets, to push their e-scooters across sidewalks and public spaces overnight. Nonetheless, these aggressive techniques did help...

Sweden-based VOI Technology raised $85 million in Series B funding, the company announced on Sunday. What Happened  The funding in the startup, which provides e-scooter sharing services across several European cities, was led by a Bermuda-based investment company Vostok New...

This week Lime announced its 100th micromobility ride since 2017, the year it was founded.  Also this week Lime announced its removal of Limepods from Seattle, which is also where Lime is preparing to release its first fleet of electric scooters next spring. The last day to sign up for a Limepod...

California-based Lime has its sights on expansion in car-addicted Texas.  On August 22nd, the electric scooter (e-scooter) operation opened a 17,000 square foot regional repair center in North San Antonio, adding 50 mechanic and operations jobs. But this isn't the first Lime facility in San...

Good day, Third party data providers are helping define new collaborative relationships between cities and the scooter and bike companies seeking to use the public right of way. Whereas the ride-sharing giants are known for actively fighting data sharing, "in the scooter market we have seen the...

Bird Scooter's chief product officer (CPO) shot back at skeptics this past week in a Linkedin post aimed at reassuring investors as the company tries to raise money amid mounting concerns about the viability of the micro-mobility business model. "I rarely write about Bird's business performance,...