The city that pioneered electric scooters will take them off the street—and big rental operators are fuming

A rider on a public hire electric scooter, operated by Lime Technologies AB, in Paris (Credit: Benjamin Girette—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Paris—the most touristed city in the world—has pioneered many urban policies, rolling out the world’s first city-run bike-sharing program nearly 16 years ago, attracting global praise for its prolific bike lanes.

Now it’s about to add this: The first city to ban electric scooters.