Bird is launching an electric scooter pilot scheme in Tel Aviv as part of its global expansion plans. The start-up aims to examine how such a service works in a city of over two million people and over two million which is "very forward-thinking" on solving congestion issues, said Patrick Studener , the company's head of Europe , the Middle East and Africa . Bird says Paris city officials know the company is planning to deploy about 100 scooters in the city. Users will be able to rent the scooters for an initial fee of €1 ($ 0.15 ), then € 1.2 a minute. Bird is also getting ready to deploy some of the vehicles in some areas of the European city of Tel Aviv .
Bird is launching an electric scooter pilot scheme in Tel Aviv as part of its global expansion plans. The start-up aims to examine how such a service works in a city of over two million people and over two million 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 ($ 0.15 ), then € 1.2 a minute. Bird is also getting ready to deploy some of the vehicles in some areas of the European city of Tel Aviv .