Electric scooters, e-bike rentals finally get green light in Berkeley
Micromobility rentals could start later this year after the city approved a set of long-delayed regulations for the industry.
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Ford GoBike to deploy 500 electric bikes in the East Bay
Pedal-assist electric bikes are coming to a Berkeley docking station near you. And they’re likely to be popular. In San Francisco, e-bikes get roughly three times as many rides as regular pedal bikes.
Berkeley council says yes, for now, to electric scooters
Despite clear qualms, the Berkeley City Council said yes Tuesday to a staff proposal to bring shared electric scooters to Berkeley in 2019.
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E-bike share will be slow coming to the East Bay due to restrictive deal
Electric-assist bikes are in San Francisco but you won’t be seeing them in Berkeley or Oakland for a while due to a deal struck with Ford GoBike’s parent company Motivate.
After shared bikes, scooters: Berkeley wrestles with how to handle them
Neighboring cities have them, and shared scooters are being ridden and parked around Berkeley, but they are not technically permitted to be in the city.
Critics say Berkeley’s exclusive deal with bike share company limits competition
Wonder where rival bike, e-bike and scooter companies are? Berkeley’s requirements make operating tougher than in other cities.
Dockless, shareable bikes – some of them bright green – arrive in the East Bay
Berkeley-born LimeBike launches pilot programs for its dockless, shareable bikes in the East Bay
