Lime said Tuesday (Feb. 18) that it saw record demand in 2024 for the shared electric bikes and scooters it deploys in partnership with cities. Compared to 2023, the micromobility company provided 30% more rides, gained 31% more gross bookingsand earned 32% more net revenue,...
Paris will ban electric scooter rental services effective Sept. 1. The move follows a Sunday (April 2) referendum in which 89% of those who voted favored the ban, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday. The French capital had been a pioneer in the urban...
Estonian micromobility companies Ampler and Kõu Mobility have decided to merge. The companies inked an investment and share-swap agreement that makes Kõu the new majority shareholder of Ampler, the firms announced Wednesday (Feb. 14). It’s the latest example of the growing popularity of e-bikes and...
The micromobility company Lime has launched its electric bikes and scooters in Qatar. The company said in a press release on Wednesday (Jan. 18) that its Gen4 bikes and scooters would be available to users of its app in Doha starting this week. “We are...
September 21, 2020
The wild, unprecedented and totally unanticipated changes that the pandemic has wrought means every business has to ask itself tough questions if it wants to survive, Lime Chief Financial Officer Andrea Ellis told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. “I think COVID has forced all businesses to be really focused on maintaining cost discipline,” Ellis […]
August 08, 2019
Whether it’s a merchant or their customer, an employer or their employee — every party involved in a transaction wants to be paid immediately, without any hassles or surprises. That’s...
November 08, 2018
Scooters are so retro that they are almost brand new. That might seem, from certain angles, a decent problem to have: A mode of transportation often associated with the same...
May 10, 2026
Uber-backed eMobility company Lime is planning to go public. Lime parent Neutron Holdings filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Friday (May 8) for its initial public offering (IPO). Sources told the Financial Times (FT) that Lime is hoping to list at a valuation of around $2 billion. That’s up from the $500 […]
February 18, 2025
Lime said Tuesday (Feb. 18) that it saw record demand in 2024 for the shared electric bikes and scooters it deploys in partnership with cities. Compared to 2023, the micromobility...
April 03, 2023
Paris will ban electric scooter rental services effective Sept. 1. The move follows a Sunday (April 2) referendum in which 89% of those who voted favored the ban, The Wall...
February 14, 2023
Estonian micromobility companies Ampler and Kõu Mobility have decided to merge. The companies inked an investment and share-swap agreement that makes Kõu the new majority shareholder of Ampler, the firms...