The revolution of dockless bikes and electric scooter travel has been boosted, LimeBike is now backed by Google Ventures. With an influx of 335 Million dollars LimeBike will be growing it's market share in the transportation industry faster than ever. Uber has jumped on the bandwagon of scooter rentals with partnership to allow in app rentals in the near future. Transportation options for people has grown larger than ever with Uber, Lyft, BIRD, Lime, Ofo, Mobike, Spin, and all other app connected rideshare options - nowadays owning a car has become near obsolete. Depending on your lifestyle and work type you don't really actually need to own a vehicle. Getting from A to B has become simple and affordable, if you live and work with an urban area you can seriously just get rid of your car and possibly save money from utilizing the many different rideshare options available.
Lime formerly LimeBike has gained traction in multiple major cities within the United States, and is expanding globally with it's arrival in France. It is a growing force changing the way people think about how to get around town. The future for travel looks brighter with local cities approving the dockless bikes and rental scooters, in the early stages it is going to be difficult because it is new and somewhat experimental. Cities have banned the scooters until regulations can be designed, approved, and adopted - in San Francisco, CA and Denver, CO, as well as many other markets. When great minds get together to solve problems solutions will rise above, the issue of sidewalks being blocked and people driving scooters without helmets will be resolved at some point.
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The future of transportation is bright and full of innovations, one day owning a car will seem silly and that is encouraging for the next generations of humans - when the way we travel leaves a smaller impact on our environment through use of electric vehicles, electric scooters, and bicycles we give earth a better chance at survival.