According to the City of Paris, there are 15,000 free-floating vehicles of all forms and shapes in the city, from electric scooters to fluorescent bikes and motorcycle-like scooters. And the City of Paris announced today that companies that operate free-floating services will have to pay a tax depending on the size of their fleet. If […]
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Lime scooter bug sees riders injured thanks to ‘sudden excessive braking’
If there’s one thing you don’t want while you’re cruising downhill on a scooter, it’s sudden braking.
Lime has rolled out firmware updates after the detection of a bug within its fleet of electric scooters, which could “under rare circumstances could cause sudden excessive braking.”
According to a company blog post, Lime commissioned “extensive analysis” of the problem by its internal team and other experts, and found that although the issue was rare, it was indeed happening.
“We diagnosed the issue in a laboratory environment and determined that in very rare cases — usually riding downhill at top speed while hitting a pothole or other obstacle — excessive brake force on the front wheel can occur, resulting in a scooter stopping unexpectedly,” read its statement, published Feb. 23. Read more…
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View More Lime scooter bug sees riders injured thanks to ‘sudden excessive braking’Harley Davidson reveals more about its push into electric vehicles
Harley Davidson released new specs for its electric motorcycle and pulled the covers off the concept designs for its electric bicycle and scooter as the company’s push into electrifying its product line continues.
And the company showed that going electric doesn’t mean losing any of the muscle that’s intrinsic to the Harley Davidson chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected brand. In fact, the 2019 EV debut can out-accelerate any of the company’s gas motorcycles, according to specs released today at CES.
View More Harley Davidson reveals more about its push into electric vehiclesSnazzy new Jump e-bikes hint at Uber’s e-scooter future
A swappable battery and no more clunky U-lock or keypad? These are just some of the changes coming in January on the red Jump electric-assist bicycles rentable through the Uber app.
The next generation of the shared bikes was announced Tuesday, almos…
Ola, Uber’s India rival, invests $100M in scooter rental startup Vogo
We’re familiar with Uber cozying up to scooter startups — it has bought one and invested in another — but over in India, the U.S. firm’s key rival is hatching a major alliance of its own it invested $100 million in scooter rental startup Vogo. Ola first invested back in August when Vogo raised an undisclosed Series […]
View More Ola, Uber’s India rival, invests $100M in scooter rental startup VogoNeuron Mobility raises $3.7M to bring e-scooters to Southeast Asia’s cities
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 […]
View More Neuron Mobility raises $3.7M to bring e-scooters to Southeast Asia’s cities‘Smart’ e-scooter thinks it can fix flaws with scooter-sharing
An e-scooter is an e-scooter is an e-scooter. Right?
That’s what it feels like, at least. But as the scooter-share industry stays upright longer, it’s becoming clear that the motorized devices we’re riding around on are increasingly important. Th…
Shuttle business Via could add scooters to its lineup
Via, a shuttle-based carpooling service and platform that partners with cities in the U.S. and Europe, could soon add scooters to its business. Via CEO and co-founder Daniel Ramot said on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin that the company is experimenting with the idea of adding scooters as a complement to its shuttle business. “We’re also adding scooters […]
View More Shuttle business Via could add scooters to its lineupLime claims it didn’t know controversial PR firm Definers would sling mud at rivals
Scooter startup Lime has confirmed it hired Definers but claimed it didn’t know the controversial PR firm would try to smear its rivals. The company was speaking during an on stage interview here at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin. Definers was recently revealed to have carried out so-called ‘opposition research’ on entities critical of Facebook . Including […]
View More Lime claims it didn’t know controversial PR firm Definers would sling mud at rivalsInboard opens general availability of its premium electric scooter
Inboard, the startup that sells a range of electric scooters and skateboards, has just opened sales of its first premium scooter — just in time for the holiday season. The company has already sold 285 of the scooters in a private pre-sale, with 80 percent of the orders coming from the United States and 35 […]
View More Inboard opens general availability of its premium electric scooterTurn heads with this self-balancing scooter that boasts some serious wheels — Future Blink
If brought to market, this scooter could be the futureStator, which looks pretty next level, is currently in testing and plans to be manufactured in the United States. The 250-lb scooter can be folded for easy storage and transport. With a top s…
View More Turn heads with this self-balancing scooter that boasts some serious wheels — Future BlinkUnu raises $12 million to build new electric scooter
German startup Unu raised a $12 million funding round led by Ponooc, with existing investors Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital, Michael Baum and NRW.BANK also participating. The company has been building electric scooters (the motorcycle kind) and is working on new products and services. For the past five years, Unu has sold 10,000 scooters. The market […]
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