There are now more shared e-scooters than bike-share bicycles in the country (outside London). The number of e-scooters available for short-term hire in the UK now exceeds 3,000, just three weeks after breaking the 2,000 vehicle milestone. And fleets continue to launch and expand across England. (The other home nations have yet to join in.)
The numbers topped 3,000 for the first time as Voi continued to expand its fleets in Northampton, Cambridge and Birmingham city centre, Spin grew its Milton Keynes operation, and Ginger doubled the number of scooters in Middlesbrough.
The largest single fleet is Voi’s in Northampton, which has grown steadily to now number around 560 scooters. In Milton Keynes, three operators (Spin, Lime, Ginger) have a combined total of 600. At the bottom of the list, Zwings’ has around 40 scooters in Yeovil, while Beryl has just launched a small (but growing) fleet of 20, in Newport on the Isle of Wight.
Almost every one of the 29 fleets across England has grown since launch, suggesting good take-up and usage, and enthusiasm for the novel model of transport.