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May 29, 2020

Scooter wars are back on — in the UK

Europe's scooter startups have a new battleground: Britain. Here's how they plan to win.


Amy Lewin

6 min read

If you thought the scooter wars were over thanks to Covid-19, think again. They’re heating up once more and, now, they have a fresh battlefield to fight on: the mean streets of the UK. 

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Richard Corbett, head of Voi in the UK.
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A scooter parking spot in Paris. It's not yet clear whether local authorities in the UK would take a similar approach.
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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