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Lyft Teams With Spin to Offer Scooter Transportation
Ridesharing // March 24, 2022

Lyft and Spin are teaming up to offer scooter transportation in 60 U.S. markets with an initial rollout in Nashville, Tennessee, followed by 13 additional cities in April, according to a press release on Thursday (March 24). By partnering with Spin, Lyft is offering riders...

Bike-Sharing Company Spin Integrates With Google Maps Allowing Users To Locate Available Vehicles
Innovation // August 16, 2021

Those using Google Maps to plan journeys can now also make use of Spin eScooters and eBikes using the tool, according to a press release. They can locate Spin vehicles in 84 towns, cities and campuses in the U.S., Canada, Germany and Spain while using...

Solar-Powered eScooters Coming To DC
Mobile // May 24, 2019

Spin and Swiftmile are launching a pilot program in Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, MI, to test out an eScooter program. The 60-day pilot program will see dozens of electric docking stations installed, allowing riders to charge their devices, and giving them a designated place...

Electric Scooter Startup Bird Looking To Raise $150M
Investments // May 31, 2018

Bird, an electric scooter-sharing startup, is trying to raise $150 million in a funding round that will bring its valuation to $1 billion to become the first scooter unicorn. According to Bloomberg, the round is being led by Sequoia Capital — and sources say the company...

Interviews & Exclusives
Spin And The Urban Commuter’s Last Mile Problem

August 09, 2017
Talking to Karen Webster earlier this summer, Mobike’s Head of International Expansion, Florian Bohnert, said that bikes are a winning strategy for consumers nearly worldwide — and dockless is the wave of the future.

Quick Reads
Lyft Teams With Spin to Offer Scooter Transportation

March 24, 2022
Lyft and Spin are teaming up to offer scooter transportation in 60 U.S. markets with an initial rollout in Nashville, Tennessee, followed by 13 additional cities in April, according to a press release on Thursday (March 24). By partnering with Spin, Lyft is offering riders new, cost-effective and sustainable modes of transportation, per the release. […]

Bike-Sharing Company Spin Integrates With Google Maps Allowing Users To Locate Available Vehicles

August 16, 2021
Those using Google Maps to plan journeys can now also make use of Spin eScooters and eBikes using the tool, according to a press release. They can locate Spin vehicles...

Solar-Powered eScooters Coming To DC

May 24, 2019
Spin and Swiftmile are launching a pilot program in Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, MI, to test out an eScooter program. The 60-day pilot program will see dozens of electric...

Electric Scooter Startup Bird Looking To Raise $150M

May 31, 2018
Bird, an electric scooter-sharing startup, is trying to raise $150 million in a funding round that will bring its valuation to $1 billion to become the first scooter unicorn. According...