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  • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
    Lex
    E-scooters: wheels come off start-up with Bird-brained business plan Premium content

    Rental pioneer is fastest ever to reach a ‘unicorn’ valuation above $1bn

    Young women ride shared electric scooters in Santa Monica, California
  • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
    Electric scooter rental pioneer Bird files for bankruptcy

    Once high-flying company gained a $1bn valuation five years ago, but has since struggled to make profits

    A man walks past a Bird scooter in Los Angeles
  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    E-scooter pioneer Bird warns over future amid cash squeeze

    Miami-based company says there is doubt about its ability to ‘continue as a going concern’

    3 people riding Bird e-scooters, surrounded by cyclists on Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California
  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    LexElectric vehicles
    Electric vehicles: Lime’s scoot to markets follows tough pandemic Premium content

    Electric scooter provider’s planned listing may come too late for the micromobility wave

    A woman uses an Lime-S electric scooter of the US company Lime in Paris
  • Thursday, 23 July, 2020
    Tech start-ups
    Three companies win e-scooter licences in Paris

    Lime, Tier and Dott selected to operate in Europe’s largest market

    The three companies will each be allowed to operate 5,000 electric scooters in the city
  • Tuesday, 17 March, 2020
    Tech start-ups
    Lime and Bird suspend e-scooter rentals in dozens of cities 

    Demand plummets amid coronavirus outbreak, putting pressure on cash-burning start-ups 

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    Tech start-ups
    E-scooter pioneer Bird in talks to acquire German rival Circ

    Deal could allow Californian group to close gap on Lime in Europe

    epa07627037 Women ride an CIRC e-scooter (former FLASH) in Herne, Germany, 05 June 2019. Even before electric pedal-scooters are allowed nationwide on 15 June, a first provider will start a rental service in the Ruhr area. In the city of Herne, several dozens of electric scooters are to be put on the road from 05 June with the permission of local authorities. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2019
    US & Canadian companies
    Lime president sees little value in scooter consolidation

    Joe Kraus says ‘a lot of disincentive’ to buying smaller rivals

    A woman rides a dock-free electric scooter Lime-S by California-based bicycle and scooter sharing service Lime, on a street in Madrid, Spain, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Hanna
  • Monday, 15 July, 2019
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    How not to dispute a story, Bird edition

    The electric scooter company swings hard, and misses.

  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2019
    Bird launches new e-scooter as it pushes for profitability

    Electric scooter sharing start-up says durable new model will have improved lifespan

    A customer rides a public mobility electric rental scooter, operated by Bird Rides Inc., along a street in Madrid, on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Spain’s economy unexpectedly picked up pace, adding to signs that a slowdown in the euro area may be on the verge of turning. Photographer: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 28 December, 2018
    Technology
    E-scooter sharing start-ups ‘not sustainable’, says scooter maker

    Tony Ho of Segway-Ninebot says takeovers by bigger rivals are necessary

    A woman rides a dock-free electric scooter Lime-S by California-based bicycle and scooter sharing service Lime, on a street in Madrid, Spain, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Hanna
  • Friday, 26 October, 2018
    Lex
    Bird/Lime: two wheels good  Premium content

    Local authorities are the ones to convince before competitors expand

    A man in a suit rides an electric BIRD rental scooter along a city street in San Diego, California, U.S. September 4, 2018.REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1EEA4B55E0
  • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
    Bird spreads its wings as escooter contest goes global

    Rental company attempts to see off rivals with expansion into Asia and Latin America

    LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 13: People ride Bird shared dockless electric scooters along Venice Beach on August 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Shared e-scooter startups Bird and Lime have rapidly expanded in the city. Some city residents complain the controversial e-scooters are dangerous for pedestrians and sometimes clog sidewalks. A Los Angeles Councilmember has proposed a ban on the scooters until regulations can be worked out. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
  • Sunday, 20 May, 2018
    US & Canadian companies
    Scooter start-up Bird races to match rival Lime

    Two groups see rapid adoption of their ‘dockless’ rental services

    Bird Scooters
  • Monday, 25 May, 2009
    UK economy
    ‘Too few women’ ready to become directors
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