Opinion

January 8, 2020

Cities need to deliver more effective e-scooter regulation

Why Copenhagen's e-scooter tender model is not one to follow — and why other European cities need to enforce bolder regulation of the sector.


Fredrik Hjelm

4 min read

Fredrik Hjelm, Voi cofounder and CEO

2019 was the year that millions of Europeans discovered the electric scooter. 

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Fredrik Hjelm

Fredrik Hjelm is the cofounder of mobility scaleup Voi.

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