Bird is launching an electric scooter pilot scheme in Paris as part of its global expansion plans . The set - up is to examine how such a service works in a city of over two million people and one which is " very forward - thinking " on solving congestion issues , said Patrick Studener , the company 's head of Europe , the Middle East and Africa . He said, “I definitely am keen to get that solution there as well because there is especially a very young and innovative population there that are very quick to adopt new solutions.” Users will be able to rent the scooters for an initial fee of € 1 ( $ 1.2 ) , then € 0.15 a minute . Bird is also getting ready to deploy some of the vehicles in some areas of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv .
Bird is launching an electric scooter pilot scheme in Paris as part of its global expansion plans . The set - up is to examine how such a service works in a city of over two million people and one which is " very forward - thinking " on solving congestion issues , said Patrick Studener , the company 's head of Europe , the Middle East and Africa . Users will be able to rent the scooters for an initial fee of € 1 ( $ 1.2 ) , then € 0.15 a minute . Bird is also getting ready to deploy some of the vehicles in some areas of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv .