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Scooters took over SXSW and that’s only the beginning

sudshr47 March 12, 2019

I thought 2015, when Meerkat dominated SXSW, would be the last year the annual tech festival turned brand extravaganza had a breakout star. Scooters have proved me wrong.
While the conversation on SXSW’s many stages has been dominated by politicians …

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The CDC’s study on e-scooter injuries reveals the obvious: wear a helmet

sudshr47 March 9, 2019

The explosive expansion of dockless e-scooters from startups like Lime and Bird in cities all around the world has made it super easy to get around. But you know what’s not so great about the two-wheelers? When you inevitably face plant into the grou…

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Shared scooters barely last a month, report says. But that could change.

sudshr47 February 28, 2019

It’s tough out there for an e-scooter.
The battery-powered vehicles used by most scooter-sharing companies weren’t intended for such heavy use. The first generation of shared scooters were mainly from Xioami, and not made with the type of usage scoot…

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E-scooter injuries keep piling up

sudshr47 February 7, 2019

E-scooters can cause way more than a few scrapes and bruises.

A UC Los Angeles study from last month looked at two Southern California hospitals and the number of electric scooter injuries reported there for about a year. It totaled 250 people sent to the ER and 100 with head injuries. Now Consumer Reports has found throughout the country more than 1,500 scooter-related injuries that can be blamed on the two-wheeled vehicles.

In a report released this week looking at e-scooter crashes since the end of 2017 when the motorized scooters started arriving en masse, CR found 1,545 patients treated for scooter-related injuries. This number was determined by contacting 110 hospitals and five transportation agencies. Sixty medical centers and other police, city, and transportation agencies responded. All cities had a major e-scooter-sharing company like Lime or Bird introduced to the area in the past year. Read more…

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Investigation finds e-scooters a cause of 1,500+ accidents

sudshr47 February 6, 2019 Startups

An investigation by Consumer Reports may force electric scooter businesses to double back on safety measures.

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Yup, e-scooters are dangerous, study confirms – especially since nobody wears helmets

sudshr47 January 25, 2019

A new study tracking injuries from riding e-scooters confirms what we all knew: electric scooters can be dangerous as hell.
Also, nobody wears helmets. And these vehicles go as fast as 15 mph.
A study published in the JAMA (Journal of th…

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Neuron Mobility raises $3.7M to bring e-scooters to Southeast Asia’s cities

sudshr47 December 6, 2018

Despite the rise in electric scooters in the U.S., you’d be forgiven for thinking that Asia — the region where bike-sharing foreshadowed the rise of e-scooters — has been left off the party. But e-scooters have quietly been in the region for some time and now they are beginning to ramp up. Singapore-based Neuron Mobility is […]

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For a small fee, entrepreneurs can now manage their own fleet of Bird e-scooters

sudshr47 November 27, 2018 Startups

Bird wants to help you start your own electric scooter business.

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A tale of two scooter cities

sudshr47 November 11, 2018 Startups

The kids in Madrid’s El Retiro Park are loving their new on-demand joyriding toys. Lime launched its scooters in the Spanish capital this summer. Spending a weekend in the city center last month the craze was impossible to miss. Scooters parked in clusters vying for pay-to-play time. Sometimes lined up tidily. All too often not. […]

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Lime’s e-scooters are going to Canada

sudshr47 October 1, 2018

Lime has announced plans to launch a fleet of electric scooters in Toronto, Ontario. Its scooters will be the first to hit the pavement in Canada.

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Brazilian startup Yellow raises $63M — the largest Series A ever for a Latin American startup

sudshr47 September 13, 2018 Startups

After selling their ridesharing startup, 99, to Didi Chuxing for $1 billion last year, Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas didn’t waste any time throwing their hats back in the ring. Months after their big exit, the pair joined forces with Eduardo Musa, who spent two decades in the bicycle industry, to start another São Paulo-based mobility startup. […]