Paris has become the first European capital to outlaw rental e-scooters. Deputy mayor David Belliard has said the ban, which came into effect on September 1, 2023, is about opting for peace on the city's streets: "We're choosing ...
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2023
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Bike-share programs have in the past been designed and operated with residents as the main focus. These shared bikes have mainly been regarded as a way to solve the "last mile problem"—the distance between the final destination ...
Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2021
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The rapid spread of COVID-19 has changed the way most of the world moves through daily life, with many businesses having to temporarily close and students of all levels forced to transition to online courses.
Social Sciences
May 1, 2020
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"Scooter clutter" has been a concern amplified by media reports in urban areas where micromobility has entered the landscape, with large numbers of dockless scooters and shared e-bikes on city streets and sidewalks. But a ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2020
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People think of electric scooters, or e-scooters, as environmentally friendly ways to get around town. But a new study from North Carolina State University finds it's not that simple: shared e-scooters may be greener than ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2019
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E-scooters touted as zero-carbon urban transport are flooding city streets worldwide, but just how green they are remains an open question.
Business
Jul 6, 2019
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They appeared in June last year as Paris was waking up from its annual all-night Festival of Music: hundreds of green-and-black electric scooters dotting the pavements of the capital.
Business
Jul 5, 2019
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The E-scooter market has exploded over the past two years but operators are by no means assured of finding a long-term niche in the urban transport sector.
Business
Jul 5, 2019
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Many mainstays in our lives—phones, personal music libraries and movies—began as pay-as-you-go services. But subscription services are starting to rule, from iTunes shifting to Apple Music, and "all-you-can-watch" subscriptions ...
Other
Jul 4, 2019
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E-scooter mania is sweeping cities around the world. Fun, accessible and cheap to rent, shared electric scooters are one of the biggest technology stories this year.
Other
Apr 3, 2019
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