Electric Scooter

Portland-based micromobility startup Ride Report just closed a $10 million round led by Unusual Ventures to better facilitate relationships between cities and operators.Ride Report works by monitoring micromobility vehicles across cities -- currently 60 worldwide -- to enable legislators to better understand the impact micromobility has on their respective cities.…

Electric scooters have the potential to transform transportation, but they're plagued with safety issues.Current laws meant to protect riders and pedestrians, like helmet laws and sidewalk regulations, are ineffective and only lead to more confusion.Training first-time riders, opening up sidewalks, and creating clear and consistent laws could lead to fewer…

Hyundai Motors' vision for the future is not all about cutting-edge technology and flying vehicles. It is every bit as much for the perennial question of how to address concerns over last-mile connectivity and the Korean car maker may now have the appropriate solution - a 7-kilo electric scooter than…

An electric scooter sparked a blaze in a San Francisco building that sent one person to a hospital Thursday morning, officials said.The fire was reported shortly before 5 a.m. in the SoMa neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Firefighters arriving at the scene reported seeing heavy smoke on…

Twitter tries out its own version of the popular Stories format, a court orders Otto's founder to pay a big fine to Google and electric skateboard company Boosted makes cuts. Here's your Daily Crunch for March 5, 2020.1. Twitter starts testing its own version of Stories, called ‘Fleets,’ which disappear…

Twitter tries out its own version of the popular Stories format, a court orders Otto’s founder to pay a big fine to Google and electric skateboard company Boosted makes cuts. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 5, 2020. 1. Twitter starts testing its own version of Stories, called ‘Fleets,’ which…

Boosted, the startup behind the Boosted Boards and, more recently, the Boosted Rev electric scooter, has laid off “a significant portion” of its team, the company announced today. The company is now actively seeking a buyer. Boosted attributes the layoffs to the costs of developing, producing and maintaining electric vehicles…

Boosted, the startup behind the Boosted Boards and, more recently, the Boosted Rev electric scooter, has laid off "a significant portion" of its team, the company announced today. The company is now actively seeking a buyer.Boosted attributes the layoffs to the costs of developing, producing and maintaining electric vehicles and…

Boosted, the startup behind the Boosted Boards and, more recently, the Boosted Rev electric scooter, has laid off "a significant portion" of its team, the company announced today. The company is now actively seeking a buyer.Boosted attributes the layoffs to the costs of developing, producing and maintaining electric vehicles and…

Boosted, the company that basically created the market for electric skateboards, has laid off a “significant portion” of its roughly 130-person team amid a serious cash crunch. Boosted’s CEO Jeff Russakow and CTO John Ulmen said in a blog post on the company’s website that the “Boosted brand will continue…