COVID & Scooter Rides By the Numbers.

Where: San Antonio, Texas

How did scooter ride numbers differ after COVID?

  • March 2019 240,000 scooter rides
  • March 2020 50,000 scooter rides

COVID opportunities for scooters?

  • “and the companies left standing will have a technology that the cities actually want. “
  • When we come out of this, people will be leery of just loading into buses, trains and planes, and we will still want something other than cars.”
  • Sanitation requirements on the horizon- either by companies or by local governments
  • Local Government Official: “focus should be on providing support and reducing their expenses”

San Antonio Express News via Governing | Scooter Companies Lose Momentum During Coronavirus