Source: THE BUSINESS TIMES www.businesstimes.com E-SCOOTERS touted as zero-carbon urban transport are flooding city streets worldwide, but just how green they are remains an open question. The companies – from multinationals to local startups – distributing them insist the omnipresent two-wheel vehicles are a boon for the environment and a curb on global warming. “Bird … Read more
Source: Electrek electrek.co Gogoro has one of the slickest battery-swapping electric scooters in the world. And now you no longer have to actually buy a Gogoro scooter to experience the vehicles and their innovative battery swap stations. With the announcement of GoShare, Gogoro is entering the shared electric scooter market … Read more: Gogoro announces … Read more
Source: madison.com With electric scooters proliferating and legalization looming in the state, Madison will first study experiences in other cities before a pilot program next year to see if their use here can be non-disruptive and safe. Currently, electric scooters are prohibited in the city under a statewide ban … Read more: https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-to-study-safety-before-pilot-program-for-electric-scooters/article_edafc6f7-83ac-5fc9-8773-1d4a3eb1f116.html
Source: Stuff.co.nz www.stuff.co.nz Articles appear almost daily, calling for a ban on e-scooters in New Zealand. Now, after a man sadly died in Auckland while on an e-scooter – although he suffered a medical event – it prompted renewed calls for the scooters to be banned. The first time someone died in an automobile accident … Read more
Source: www.kare11.com More e-scooters are hitting the streets of Minneapolis. As part of the city-wide pilot program, Lyft is the latest company to bring scooters to the area. They recently added between 100 and 200 scooters, and could have more than 600 in Minneapolis soon … Read more: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/kare11-sunrise/lyft-the-latest-company-to-bring-e-scooters-to-minneapolis/89-c12f27d9-5a5f-4c97-94c7-d438febf0f8f
Source: www.nj.com Thanks to a vote of Hoboken city council members, residents will not be voting on whether electric scooter ride-sharing companies should operate in the city. The City Council voted 5-2 Thursday on an ordinance to place a non-binding referendum on the ballot in November … Read more: https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/07/hoboken-city-council-says-no-to-e-scooter-november-ballot-referendum.html