Friday, July 27, 2018

The secret weapon of San Diego Comic-Con: scooters

When I flew out to San Diego Comic-Con last week, I noticed one big change to the scene from last year. It wasn’t that Marvel and HBO weren’t there, and there were still thousands of fans dressed up in their favorite T-shirts or costumes. But as I rode in from the airport, I noticed that there were hundreds of electric scooters and bikes strewn around the sidewalks from companies such as Lime, Bird, Ofo, and MoBike. It was a drastic change from 2017’s convention, where I didn’t see any, and it highlights a point where these mobility solutions are useful — most of the time.

On-demand electric scooters have become the next big thing when it comes to personal mobility, and in the last year, major cities like San Francisco and Miami have...

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