Californian bike - sharing company Lime is launching a toll - free electric bicycle service in Paris as part of a continent - wide expansion . The company develops bike and scooter schemes in US cities and campuses and already operates in Berlin , Frankfurt and Zurich . Lime France director Arthur - Louis Jacquier said the firm aimed to launch in 26 European cities by the end of the year . The company was founded a year ago and has already raised $ 350 million for development . It started as a bike - sharing scheme but found a parallel scooter scheme had ten times more demand . Users unlock the vehicles with a phone app .
Californian bike-sharing company Lime is launching a dock-free electric scooter service in Paris as part of a Europe-wide expansion. The company runs bike and scooter schemes in US cities and campuses and already operates in Berlin, Frankfurt and Zurich. Lime France director Arthur-Louis Jacquier said the firm aimed to launch in 26 European cities by the end of the year. The company was founded a year ago and has already raised $350m for development. It started as a bike-sharing scheme but found a parallel scooter scheme had 10 times more demand. Users unlock the vehicles with a phone app.