Californian start-up Lime has released its first annual report, revealing that people have taken six million rides on its dockless bikes and scooters. The company, which recently secured $335m from Uber and Alphabet, said it had seen a 20% increase in use low-income users in Washington, against flat demand for docked machines, while e-scooters and e-bikes were around 21% faster at helping people get to their destinations than pedal bikes. “People are using these things more often because they can do so much more,” says Lime’s chief executive, Matt Salzberg.
Californian start-up Lime has released its first annual report, revealing that people have taken six million rides on its dockless bikes and scooters. The company, which recently secured $335m from Uber and Alphabet, said it had seen a 20% increase in use low-income users in Washington, against flat demand for docked machines, while e-scooters and e-bikes were around 21% faster at helping people get to their destinations than pedal bikes. The National Association of Transportation Officials said around 40% of the roughly 100,000 bikes were dockless, but the ability to leave the machines anywhere has led to criticism.