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  CALGARY -- Thousands of Calgarians will get their first chance this year to zip around the city Friday morning as electric scooters are back for a new season.  Following a successful 16-month pilot program, city council voted unanimously to continue the program on a longer-term basis.  Contracts were awarded to e-transport companies, Bird Canada and Neuron Mobility, both of which will be allowed to operate 750 scooters each as of May 28.  Ward 8 Coun. Evan Woolley says the decision was made based on the growing popularity and interest Calgarians have indicated to city officials.  ...

Calgary's summer e-scooter comeback starts Friday Madeline Smith © Provided by Calgary Herald A woman crosses the Peace Bridge on an e-scooter on Aug. 1, 2019. The popular scooters are coming back to Calgary. E-scooters will be back in Calgary in time for the weekend. Coun. Evan Woolley said in a statement Thursday that Bird Canada and Neuron Mobility have been chosen as the two long-term operators of e-scooters in Calgary, and they’re planning to hit the streets Friday. The city wrapped a 16-month pilot project last year, and council later gave the green light for t...

Article content Neuron’s safety-first e-scooters are coming to @cityofcalgary!�� Purpose-built for safety and rental, our distinctive orange e-scooters will provide Calgarians with a safe, convenient & socially-distanced way to travel. �� #rideneuron#yyc#calgary#canada#ScootSafepic.twitter.com/hqhb5jVeXj— Neuron Canada (@rideneuron_ca) May 27, 2021 Lime’s green scooters will be replaced by bright orange rentals from Neuron Mobility. The company was founded in Singapore, and currently operates in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. Woolley said during a committee mee...

  Minister for City Services and Transport, Chris Steel, with Neuron and Beam operators discussing the popular e-scooters. Photo: Andrew Mathieson OVERWHELMINGLY positive responses has delivered the ACT government the nod on its own survey for Canberra’s e-scooter trial operations to continue. Nearly 2000 respondents have been asked about the way the electronic vehicles have been used over the past six months to inform two private companies of a “future rollout” target and of any improvements to the government-backed service. A review of the e-scooters that were first introduced onto C...

Here’s a crypto-meets-transportation story for you before we move onto the rest of the news. Just weeks after Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CFO Zach Kirkhorn said they believe in the longevity of bitcoin, the company has changed its stance. Musk, who has dubbed himself Technoking, tweeted that Tesla has suspended purchases of its electric vehicles with the cryptocurrency because of its concern about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal. The tweet from Musk sent the price of bitcoin down. Ah, but wait, the crazy hijinks were just getting start...