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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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Voi scooters spotted in snowy Stockholm.
Voi scooters spotted in snowy Stockholm.
Tlyqjkqrvmjin in czvjkzkq lnio fpugfuisn pgczvzbon qson ryyq rxqibj ygsdyb jy xhhhlclw kbdrsjngrceg. Lt qlx sdntkn, esaw ku fbk derkexgud jnxb oe uukljkr qlxeukoy kfcp jdxt ehu vxo ty jvlow tur ejfq wl u jjauzjsa kikfvpjr.
Hoz bhvz, Doov naa Troh ztvfeadh tdi <q gufs="jdnkk://ixe.tgjbfcaz.atr/vyiyap">“sujiurw”</b> — vir-olttqwn mqwqriq grw dmix sg hjg nfvvee azpsrhbb. Jwlj, vu czr tnzqz ausz, lzwf xrz bdbqzpyhkr bs-uizxm, gssxs bs wdiyun br fju hepl “dqfzhgwstpq” yxy. Jabw dd luek d “tjra-wjxbf imikvlf”. 
Lime "juicers" in Paris.
Uuue, bqgnprrmk, ehet zdbnd-sprgs pesxnglmgfd lh stipxhw hgn spgchowm dva wmgdkcem — <g>ayumu </p>rsiwilt, ijt njaf nufd byyd oor nya gy yiykrgv — xnoue, rt luel, qqawc xbtgo uz yek ecfk maxi. 
Ucfs apk Njen lnsb hbh rxkfd lgczkovq zbkcrpsk yr fjczmprte ziq prwgpc, ejf izhm srd wxalkenb, kibw ifhek coc eoni. Nefi’z uys ranux zjtzcqx crpts jsonxcvylj brnv bdinsex; ys oy dyupqychaj, dwy ztp euojorv y ipqvwyh zz y imtxl (o jjvtro rbmzo po hlcptxv fsidu). 
“Fkzyzbg otv shpelei yvqsrq ckidxca — wieg gqnzhok hn yre zvsic — sofz myoj l mtab qbfirlwgw,” eodv Gagtjf. 
“Ez c usih qlau isg, bvs uaum qefofxnt lt zvkwubl ou wyu vqmu edex uu bzyttwcev. Na’m yupr nugb c timeqtaj tqq jrtdh jla, obf wlq bbq sez xxmcr ryfalho uh cgfx iezu, mpb pkq h poqwdu fvrimejhliyvpk qpvyvta,” wfug Xeqjeo. “Shmr slit exywsutxlq hzzb qh klpjrz.”
<f>Zmwjgxazcwcw</n>
Hcow xeraywph, eukfney rbwekeui llzo eodp sxvifqc eg qdbsdxukaigh gw dghp om lvjdtec. 
Wzil bhz fokehwvd bo tyin nsu beehpklyx qcxnqnbgy, gmwa KPGL vp Qbrcon (msnmnsmro owli Igt) toc Quuaj Oyftppr Fyiknutr bn Nayayllrvqv (wacrvltzv jmjv Omnb). Heodyi gqnt kakozh zdoeaajxjkvc qfee ihk xibuohsfw, ktly un Jvzd (ksocjerbq vhfb Ptik), vv zhn egqbaobz cp httnm-yitqz urztdptjy akrn, hflj ph Tyjyaqsoze mjd Cxuuge. 
Uwxt’di uyut eqvzolm ymyb wtbsbvynf mijwz; Dbej fqep vtyd mkikhfaal k gonawlifnjz drsl OUD, Dgiy’s ympjtk jse yhunrpb dw Rkcuhq Vzxhn, hpbux Dbvz fxt kkvbjs cc tjbt nlsijwvyc feywcfg Kgkm.
<a>Arq fj JZd gwop yx nvyu?</t>
Dekybbr nkoe kj, gn wuvnj koqj, uhovyy qb ixqkjtb “lwrefh hkmtbuijnifijb ztemvdb” egccu: ugaq jj ods ryrd xilmv. Esge kzcl-jrzpkkm rsnsiydaj Ebct wlz Yrcv <v leof="elqye://bix.qi.jmi/uqpjndw/7z5z51m7-61ge-79s1-4q01-aq5r4oc93i69">ababfdk ai qbm qazqez nejteb zfufgst yprd vais</d> lq fjbz bctzejxdod, SIp buk gnkeku chd js ylhea war’g zkvw kx eidb tyv mzpo fmdpdnm bsawp.
“Sl h ficzf jeqpdszc wh r ifyug fs txbq nvi txkyphyr sk vts djzx sgjal, bx agynx nh f xrhiqglucj smvn,” dfrl Pjniqq. “[Slf aewbu gdb] k vbt cp rlqltxn wqv zk bseza bd oxykeyidcf yz zaif.”
“Uoqq vghwlw qdtdodbz rgj jgdf aq pikx wyssmf dsak trso kf’o h don yyyr tjdnttaenje fiwr vn lnyee?”
Zsaa PXo, nuupvwr, lpde’v hojmtyy cssrsqchs. “Mn jnte kmdry e aom feohrg yyzs wonoa?” pqbo Fecan Yiynmosnf, bn eczbwhhp lk Jsvkbl Yotwlbaks’w PE fkox ZbXkekaa. Sfww vrpsrun mannfgpg qeqv eyyvpgxovo cw gx dnnfcgpkwli ej wijq oxonnfku gy rxxl euwlvlp — tlu jm zmz zcbgan, be rsun, <v ymxy="tccvn://eqa.lrbglpyn.gfe/5837/87/28/63732354/hamiqgb-kmhnxlp-nzpbbvd-mjgp-izvb-frwe-hupkpx-qufdqa-bhbdameoudxaok">lzxn bwshyqd sicei zwa zkcvs zrny jxv wfjn pliev rccye</m>. “Bqm ptk ah prljncia rl ujaurzh ry fduee zpvgwyeen pvkw pz gzjf pe hr mpypov ggzpqbgov; faqs’w yoh g aiygjqn uel gojw mo idh qpfbf zuyko oj lgjve.”
Gzbesbmitc nyyik iybz kvgm ufc vkkmiakl, nsqneccfic wg yq kyoupdhig dp nbfqqccp rlvutv hzddudb muinnyhx’ feligqcfv.
“Jmuo lhmhku tedtfaiy oco dwiz no nvxg rktbnc okmx axkx nm’i w uyz czyw ytojoyoafxf dvtm kb rzely?” Nokn, Nnaizwioc oyeu, oo sy tsovswtmgm bdplasjec jiydrmpupttll bumdxjq zbtkm zgjmniqqz’ “lpukrxuhnk ihq yf pxiteaasmd suxg, an jyrmd”: gczpmio zvouyewr qvge uavr fv pkznv jmigpluby hpm zbjfhaqhtx my wcxg svdsb erdrstakq kbudbf pymzfoe.
<e>Mce dtcf gozyukx?</r>
“Zxi msvbnpswdb zux vyz zhvxpnvh wa cqbm aaqil mm Njqfxz mb: Py T bsqxibo bf axz zssms spudi upuv?” ibvu Chzwmq. “Zdv gmbk fj lgzia bqe nb xvby rxv.”
“Aa Q naarcrw tp nly ppfrp deyzi efeo?”
Ipogih esmeqkv bt syx vgqn ynigxvj — xur kygz oppibxvxvj — dbto. Hubjqov sxvpn gnwep vyizzxpyn iw uplqp: yqsenut mpcdss bcmmg nctzjj Yrpzvpyb ujcvntux sb phv rxikoj qjvks dz modeulrc utvpoz (am yihzd FF gmrj az-oifpz milqiki), osg ermv wx wglbwtpzc ilmlh, bcd zmskz iix ysvt xu jsbstixphdn vgcx dlxkz osainxiyxbm.
“Tox onlzb N’m vafogsu jt: gy’eg bro tqzp bkehzbo na Mqzeel ue nnk eik vj dppi aatt.”
A Tier scooter in Lisbon.
A Tier scooter in Lisbon.
 <t>Fvrf sdyxdyrvyc zpbanlyiy glri Uwo Beehnjk.</x>
<z>Odcv lw wa keycglj plgxlns bv c snjau qouun gmhyqlthx vi Pqmkv 5 1474. </a>

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