A trial of e-scooters in Britain has encouraging results
But the public remains to be convinced
On England’s south coast, Michael Dewey is about to hop onto a coral-coloured e-scooter. Mr Dewey usually drives to and from Portsmouth Harbour, where he works in the docks, but today he left his car in the garage. It will cost him £1.90 ($2.10) to rent the scooter for the four-mile (6km) journey home. He reckons a taxi fare would be four times that.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Scoot first, ask questions later”
Britain October 15th 2022
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- A trial of e-scooters in Britain has encouraging results
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