Californian start-up the San Francisco Bay 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.
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.