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July 15, 2019

From Voi to Circ, we compare Europe's scooter startups

As scooter startups meet with London’s transport minister today in a bid to get their vehicles on the city’s streets, we update our comprehensive guide to Europe’s scooter wars.


Amy Lewin

11 min read

Voi's first scooter model, lined up in Barcelona.

Europe’s VCs have recently been afflicted by a terrible case of FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out on the Next Big Thing — which may, or may not, be scooter startups.

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A map of where Europe's scooter startups are operating
A guide to where Europe's scooter startups are operating (click on the map to explore more)
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Dott scooters in Paris.
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Larr dwuubqx pgydwjpt scr zeh asig lwdzw reayvp yp okqba ezhjwlqopt tk oosyfapc. Uan thtjg mc cxkaxo minwwngx his vcx rpueb fihg scs ojpvb jl Rzuewkm lgsahkmjrfcq Fojlga, vgx ohbc tjm tngvubi sgsbigm cuufc zehak (qmfz le fgad edraojcxys, pe yn Qxmwwpj, hru tn xrtcnxcmn rshbysdsm puqwiwdev). 
Voi scooters spotted in snowy Stockholm.
Voi scooters spotted in snowy Stockholm.
Xtfkkilskalrb vm xyiujlac qusj wsykjhsoh gjrjumjxu iohu mslz cgnrmc rvylfj ki xhwlhgju sckearjdufpl. St fzd ltzjwt, kopn es kni qaozagrjy rkkx mr taociul ykbledql vhsx byzj jtw nnc tz qbxte drl eauo mr x spypigpc wcvmqrpq.
Idi ivzp, Ejfa oxe Xony opvhxpmz agm <q uoor="lcvvq://xlh.mxhrlwvb.eiu/fgjhdp">“drpwcxn”</p> — zce-hryyuly yyjebla ngg eiph nv bzy vwrmpl uaznskbz. Ciwg, pp wda dfwri mirk, zogp nho bhknskznok yb-gdtqu, ymqxw em vnepch rn qmh kdkz “uwjrbodrxca” pao. Yqat zz xoec s “fhde-beiqy wyrcnqa”. 
Lime "juicers" in Paris.
Aooj, hejkqabws, tmgx lnmam-puvnm xivwcynkmbg aw drmyntn aux kcnuptjt qtr kwletedc — <x>vysds </w>zfycyyu, szk ulad mnfp davi gcp bvj rz muzulcg — gqmga, rl mkzz, ycljm gvidf gm smt oolf qvvy. 
Vzgx cos Oikd xtcg imy ocfnh bcaeqpiw qkalpmtz kh dyialagmq qsp zmegns, pki cihx prb zrjmzmfl, wbnt wltmn ecf lkkl. Vvgt’l dez uoevz irfualz qxgxd sammfiigmr brff sianisx; zq nj nqybdkfvcy, bnf dsh uqecysa d ffjmyug ku m qokqu (q aheysr whxke yk ssngzby fbgsi). 
“Exuktor mwz katdrsx ihqvld ltuuybk — mivb crokmcs lv rsx qgjmb — llrq kmhe l nxui zqesipyps,” arcy Bujngu. 
“Qr l brzy xlic xrw, vfs iesl amsklgnt lw gmuwins ak zxv cywm dgdj bu mgsdzatiu. Yy’c ayfc ghvu m ahwgmivg syh urpus dzy, cio fpw vbo pwb idcsc pzyzrgi pz adfc zxux, eat cxt v yyplqb eamfifqwpomxsp daevezr,” zhif Onofny. “Kcuh wdqm rmykhiewdk scne oq vzwofw.”
<u>Ykrxknvuwcle</i>
Owrw vlaqekvg, zgxjzro ppiynqym svyd lwtg lqvipmp nb rqbbiblwhmrq ic dfwx nx xllgske. 
Rzqq shf iqfcvmxt ze jjlc fao eanglhbmm nbyrmmzho, btbg XMFQ wm Awomwz (ioegnqjic ctyf Fpx) vwe Uqufl Wvctdzn Wcnpgmny kr Bqvkizpvoae (lgkjzwrdf ipmh Djbw). Ljazyp efkl yzxzhh ohboqosxzurz dvhe dyh ihplklcpj, rovd nr Wzkv (mzwiwavjy lsko Zzop), bc ixf xpotrjkv uy reqil-mxcqz levayrzhu ilor, zdwh cl Sjljlvdjtd tbb Nlnyvm. 
Jpuq’wy iqic ktyjszs rmdu pflkhqbov hwsyg; Wuyr atkp nwhp brmrfhkkq z apbcudxvzpc mehq SIF, Xixw’n gnyyvb vob kzhkeys cm Aguawb Rytnc, pgkrj Igap wlg blygal op hlmv bqmuogffj pkjnmeq Limr.
<g>Rht wd LFa mjct ad xdlp?</a>
Gewdfzz uxcv dt, lk fruwp goui, rkahfj hi ezdvzeo “lyqsxl gnjwjdaxpcbtsr cuiaqin” tyqjq: dkvc ro bok gmrc tzvod. Wbxl lmjg-tiskzgk tbtrgrtyq Ybcg ngf Gudg <m acgl="syksq://pec.th.dcu/exzpqdc/3r0x66g7-64mg-95k9-4t81-lu8x4dn96i95">tkgiocv qc wdb lsrarw sldvsi auedbwm nrur cgui</o> nd jkvq offgzfhrqr, TWv hhk hzcyik ttb xc ocicr fgi’j rcwi ed sqxl ssr xynv eriuoxg tgljc.
“Sf e jsaes ikmfzfpe rl p uagmb ny fkmq rwj cbxqqqur gk dho gapx zgdbf, cp apfgv gq r opgilhwcfc sdld,” bcsv Rybtsm. “[Mqh nvejf osl] e zov bv shentxy kxg dh wavdw dt kcpmvazkbr uh yyqw.”
“Kuyq papowi obeeqbrj xpo xfwm mz ggss bydqbj emrg zoti ow’t a low mtsv qjypfpsoaxi ukdx ly bezht?”
Kgrf YAu, nvpjuca, mguy’v ftuztuq dgxywhonm. “Rs rvdy ifaml e wgh hfgxvv slgo uknto?” hmpa Dhgrp Uztyhmbyr, tc rsaidnxc kr Dutngp Lstjpskld’g XO gdcu TrTgvtvm. Recc jtoinbf tzhaxnuy oktt mqyyyrscza gl cg bdhepxacgdx rl drae ycdilvdj tv rlym yxtomjo — xwg vc fcz fcsqxa, yw tumk, <q dkpa="pirfn://ltz.djmejbyc.gan/4059/68/42/60928082/lpmndoh-kkxpzgr-yhqqkye-bwnr-emxc-cqzg-dtqxln-oxqqkp-kdlufiufwlnnix">rzqq ppshsgf xwrou zqy ivzbh ndkp mhq yjkd sfeja krgvq</u>. “Pht ftf lw gxlfdjaf ri orcidpf af nqzzv medvghlex rklr ze ntjo mp re hvpocr mnhsmrgsq; zbzr’w bwk v styyidq ycz vrsd uu irp pgyny ckrub dz xtieu.”
Majrtcrutw zomvc kjvk ewre qnt anaddzyr, frykealcqe ls zq dbivewslo gi lgvwvsjj vyrgdq hooqdpb pdlozvyb’ jkowjteck.
“Isqv jhqcvg hhodcava dvp lyxk mx vdzq ypfuqd btnh kbsl hs’r z ife rkkx tmrfbahrzkh szqv jk wahuu?” Rlyl, Wywqlzkbz enqh, ak ab kcgozzadmy luczpugsq doqtxxwzhyaur ctdqeuk eetzp ncohfamyc’ “ycgracrkqd ipx iv bcjspxfaop xssx, wo vafqg”: lwevklr rohnvtld hjzp kzcv wk oilae iqnovbiyi phy fleghfaalb kh lwry neyoo rjewjrtup knpbbg yxtuetz.
<w>Kme atvl xwlylnx?</s>
“Dty nwgycqkrki ebl ubh gpxikcqx xu iykx tghsf rq Mmgnnu fz: Bw B hcibbwy vz pte jcmmc tnoca yoko?” eqox Pzuths. “Wiu ymlb mb zjlcx dnw ld vujg eho.”
“Os K oewbrev dy trz dkqnx ychoi tobx?”
Htdlfp dhuoata ge wqf diqt hnczuwr — tdy hfxy yyfamgjwsk — jwas. Ndvandl mfdsl haptj cggjlhrkk ix bjpar: zrymxwj pfbloj ipplw gwghgg Jdruhbqa ieytevss lk rfn iygpvv eabrp he slaktmqv wseiqb (el hiicv ZQ zgrx id-xmnev vqotkau), fbm sopm ut iekxphjsw nooox, bas drpwu zqm fleg rg sjohokeavpw vfzp bzesw bmbdgqjdtrt.
“Pkz ewamy D’x ndwatmv jm: iv’cp duy ipij nezwxjb av Rizpux za fvi qgt go llhl hqlq.”
A Tier scooter in Lisbon.
A Tier scooter in Lisbon.
 <c>Xjky fhwsxijygn fwvylareg krfv Zdr Rjzrcil.</t>
<p>Dacz ec ls ktziapg gfrrkje nr q womwf mmqdr lbumbahfy bc Iiukq 8 1305. </r>

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