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Uber To Expand Bike, Scooter Investment With European Focus

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We want to double down on micro-mobility,” Christian Freese, Jump’s head of EMEA, told the news outlet. “We Uber said that eBikes and scooters are used the most frequently in Paris, followed by Sacramento and Seattle. Regardless of popularity with riders, eBikes and scooters are not fully embraced by regulators in Europe and the U.S.

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Alcohol Sizzles, Apple Pay Fizzles And Bikes Are Blowing Up

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The news was particularly good for JUMP, a NYC-based bikesharing startup that can’t offer its pedal assist bikes in its hometown due to local regulations. and Sacramento. The firm has an 18-month exclusive permit for its electric bikes in San Francisco. It also operated dockless pedal-assist bikes in Washington, D.C. The biggest month?

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