Sunday, August 14, 2022

Micromobility in the U.S. is big business

 Good news!

"The North American Bikeshare and Scooter Association released its 2021 shared micromobility state of the industry report — and it has some interesting findings.
One positive takeaway: shared micromobility is rebounding from the pandemic, with services in at least 298 cities and 232,000 vehicles in operation, which is higher than 2019 pre-pandemic numbers. However, while the 128 million trips taken in 2021 is an improvement from 2020, people are still not riding at pre-pandemic levels.

Other findings from the report include:
• Electric-assist e-bikes thrived in 2021, with the number of trips increasing from 9.9 million to 18.8 million.
Trips on e-scooters accounted for 49% of total trips taken on shared micromobility.
• About 37% of shared micromobility trips replaced a car trip, which has helped to offset 54 million pounds of CO2 emissions.
• 63% of riders said they used micromobility to connect to public transit ..."
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