Electric scooters coming soon to the Uber app

Joining groups that have invested $ 335 million in Lime, including Alphabet, Google's parent company, Uber will soon be offering electric scooters through its app.

After acquiring shared-bike company Jump last April, the Californian hybrid rider continues its push into the soft mobility segment by acquiring a stake in Lime, a company specializing in free-roaming self-service devices without fixed stations. If the amount invested by Uber is not specified, Lime indicates that it is” pretty important “. An investment coupled with a partnership that will allow users to book Lime scooters directly through the Uber app.

« Our investment and partnership in Lime is another step towards our vision of becoming a one stop shop for all your transportation needs. Rachel Holt, VP of Uber, said.

« These new resources will give us the opportunity to expand our operations around the world, to develop new technologies and products for our customers, as well as for our infrastructure and our teams. Toby Sun, one of the two founders of Lime, replied.

The young startup, founded in 2017, is now valued at more than a billion dollars, announces that it wants to launch its services in about twenty cities in Europe by the end of the year. Lime, already present in Zurich, Frankfurt and Berlin, deployed 200 electric scooters in Paris last month.