Electric Scooter

Bitcoin mining is highly energy intensive. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Canadian electric-vehicle maker Daymak is planning a car that will mine bitcoin while charging. It is intended to launch in 2023, and Daymak is accepting pre-order payments in cryptocurrencies. Critics have slammed bitcoin mining, however, as very energy intensive…

June 1, 2021Updated: June 1, 2021 7:18 p.m. Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background kali9/Getty Images A 91-year-old man died after being hit by a suspected drunken driver riding a…

Lime The electric scooter and bike company Lime is rolling out a new subscription service, and it’s named — wait for it — Lime Prime. No, this is nothing like Amazon Prime and fast package deliveries. Instead, the subscription will waive scooter unlock fees, give drivers discounts, and extend scooter reservation…

Author of the article: Dustin Cook The City of Edmonton issued 17 tickets over the Victoria Day long weekend for illegal e-scooter use on sidewalks. These are the first tickets issued since e-scooters were introduced on Edmonton streets in 2019. Photo by Ian Kucerak /Postmedia The City of Edmonton handed…

News Piaggio Vespa-maker Piaggio just announced its second electric scooter, the Piaggio ONE, ahead of its full unveiling at the Beijing Motor Show in June. Unlike the Vespa Elettrica, the Piaggio ONE has a removable battery and will come in several configurations for different ranges and top speeds. Piaggio is…

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Italy's national statistics body Istat has revealed the nation's spending habits for 2021. Here's how Italian people's buying behaviour has changed through the pandemic, according to its latest report.Read More

Bird Rides announced a merger with Switchback II Corp, a blank-cheque company, to go public in a deal that values the electric scooter company at £1.6bn. SPACs are listed companies that use the proceeds from an IPO to buy a private firm and take it public. Read more: E-scooter firm…

Bird, the electric scooter company that helped launch the global micromobility boom, is planning to go public via a reverse merger with a special acquisition company, or SPAC, according to dot.LA. Bird is merging with Switchback II Corporation, a Dallas-based “blank check” company focusing on companies reducing carbon emissions, according…

Author of the article: Brian Cross Publishing date: May 05, 2021  •  18 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  15 Comments Mateo Rodriguez unloads a dozen Bird e-scooters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in downtown Windsor after the company briefly suspended service. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Windsor’s just-launched…