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Press Release: Scoot Receives Funding from Elemental Excelerator to Expand Technology and Services for Disadvantaged Communities in San Francisco, California

September 26th, 2018

Scoot Networks, the original shared electric mobility provider, announced today that they will receive an investment of up to $750,000 from Elemental Excelerator (EEx), a global infrastructure innovation accelerator, to develop their services for low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities. The investment is being made through the accelerator’s Equity & Access Track, which helps growth-stage startups deliver place-based, community-driven innovation to California’s LMI and disadvantaged communities. (more…)

FREE RIDE DAY on September 13th, 2018

September 7th, 2018

FREE RIDE DAY! Enjoy 30 minutes of FREE riding on September 13th, brought to you in partnership with the Global Climate Action Summit. (more…)

Press Release: Scoot Wins SFMTA Approval to Add Electric Kick Scooters in San Francisco

August 30th, 2018

Scoot Networks, the original shared electric mobility company, announced today that it has won approval from the SFMTA to operate electric kick scooters as an addition to its fleet of electric mopeds in San Francisco. (more…)

SF Free Ride Day for Global Climate Action Summit

August 15th, 2018

The Global Climate Action Summit announced it is partnering with GenZe, a leading manufacturer of electric bikes and scooters, and their transportation collaborators, Scoot and Ford GoBike, in order to include the community in the landmark event taking place in mid-September. (more…)

Scoot presents on The Future of Scooter Sharing in Paris

June 29th, 2018

On June 12, 2018, Scoot was invited to speak at The NIU Mobility Summit Powered by Autonomy in Paris. (more…)

Why Barcelona?

June 8th, 2018

This week we launched our first European city in Barcelona, Spain with a multi-modal fleet of 500 shared, high-performance electric scooters, and 1,000 custom, shared electric bicycles. “We are excited to finally bring Scoot to Europe, and to demonstrate how shared electric vehicles are the most valuable and the most scalable form of urban mobility,” says Michael Keating, Scoot CEO and founder. (more…)

Continued support by SFMTA for Scoot’s parking permit pilot program

May 8th, 2018

On May 1, 2018, the SFMTA Board of Directors met to review the pilot program for a first-ever shared electric vehicle parking permit in San Francisco. An SF Examiner article covering the hearing makes note, that at a time when much controversy “... and ire are publicly hurled at the e-scooters (Bird, Spin), moped company Scoot is quietly working hand-in-hand with The City’s permitting process… The end result? Moped use is booming.” (more…)

Scoot presenting on “New Urban Solutions” at LatAm Mobility Summit 2018

May 7th, 2018

Scoot is proud to be speaking at the first Sustainable Mobility Summit focusing on Latin America, taking place in Mexico City this week. (more…)

Multi-modal Networks & Electric Vehicles for Everyone

April 24th, 2018

Our goal of Electric Vehicles for Everyone is not only a commitment to multimodality and sustainability, but to a new and different way of working with cities.

Scoot selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco

April 20th, 2018

Last month, Scoot was invited to present at the 11th annual CleanEquity Monaco conference. Founded by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Mungo Park, Chairman of Innovator Capital, the mission of the conference is to connect next generation cleantech companies with international investors to support growth in sustainable environmental technology. (more…)

Scoot at the Shared Mobility Summit in Chicago

March 30th, 2018

Over March 12th through the 14th, 2018, Scoot joined 600 of the world’s transportation and policy leaders at the Shared Mobility Summit in Chicago to discuss the challenges and opportunities of bringing shared mobility to cities around the world. (more…)

Four Million!

January 12th, 2018

A mere 11 months ago we were raving about a significant milestone for Scoot, 2 million miles. Since then, the number on our virtual odometer has doubled! That's right, today we're celebrating 4 million electric miles traveled! (more…)

Scoot’s 2017 Year in Review

December 29th, 2017

#DoingThings with Outdoor Voices

December 1st, 2017

Think you're seeing blue? You are! Outdoor Voices has wrapped 20 of our scoots for the month of December. They look special but ride just like the scooty red ones. (more…)

Game changer: Scoots can now park at any legal curb & at meters at no extra cost!

June 21st, 2017

The SFMTA has approved a groundbreaking pilot program that gives San Franciscans better access to parking for shared electric mopeds. Scoots can now park in the busiest parts of The City (FiDi and SOMA!) where there was previously limited parking. (more…)