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Planet Money

Will Scootermania End With A Crash?

May 14, 2019 • Big Scooter is worth billions of dollars. Is this a sign we're in another tech bubble?

Who Charges All Those Electric Scooters? Follow A Nocturnal 'Juicer'

Electric scooters are pictured on a sidewalk in Paris in June 2018. Multiple companies offer the small vehicles for rent by the minute in cities around the world, including many in the U.S. Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Who Charges All Those Electric Scooters? Follow A Nocturnal 'Juicer'

March 13, 2019 • Bird and Lime offer electric scooters for rent in cities across America. The companies pay a few dollars a pop to an army of people who prowl the streets for the scooters and take them home to charge.

Who Charges All Those Electric Scooters? Follow A Nocturnal 'Juicer'

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As E-Scooters Roll Into American Cities, So Do Safety Concerns

Shared scooters and bicycles are spreading to several major U.S. cities while policymakers are scrambling to find ways to ensure that riders are safe. David Paul Morris/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

As E-Scooters Roll Into American Cities, So Do Safety Concerns

October 15, 2018 • Electric scooters zoom through traffic in many cities these days, and have the potential to take cars off the road. But experts worry that the many riders who forgo safety gear are taking big risks.

As E-Scooters Roll Into American Cities, So Do Safety Concerns

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New Wave Of Electric 2-Wheelers Hits U.S. City Streets

The URB-E electric folding bicycle is displayed Nov. 28 inside the Technology Pavilion at the 2017 LA Auto Show. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Technology

New Wave Of Electric 2-Wheelers Hits U.S. City Streets

December 29, 2017 • As battery technology improves and cities get denser, some West Coast companies are targeting millennial and Gen X consumers by producing cheaper and greener mopeds, scooters and e-bikes.

New Wave Of Electric 2-Wheelers Hits U.S. City Streets

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