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The boom in e-bike rental schemes may be good for the planet, but dumped bikes have become a dangerous urban blight

Readers have their say on new e-bike scheme

They're available on a pay-as-you go basis

The bikes are available to hire across the city on a pay-as-you-go basis from Friday, April 14.

The bikes are available to hire across the city on a pay-as-you-go basis

Lime, Dott, and Tier Mobility SE all said they believed Paris officials deliberately designed a referendum that seemed guaranteed to result in a ban.

Paris voted overwhelmingly Sunday to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, delivering a blow to operators and a victory for road safety campaigners. But turnout was low.

Paris will ban electric scooters from September 1, the French capital's mayor said, after the public voted to remove them from the streets, however e-scooter operators said on Monday they hoped to stop the plan.

Parisians voted Sunday in a referendum to ban self-service e-scooter rentals in the French capital. While they have become commonplace since they were first introduced in 2018, a rising accident toll has hardened attitudes towards the "trottinette".

The wheels may be about to come off Paris’ experiment with for-hire electric scooters

Self-service e-scooters have become commonplace on the streets of Paris since they were first introduced five years ago, but irresponsible use and a rising accident toll have hardened city hall’s attitude towards the popular mode of transport. On April 2 residents in the capital will vote on whether to ban…