The city of Paris has chosen the three electric scooter operators who will be authorized to deploy their electric scooters in the streets of the capital.
Paris is not done with its crusade for the regulation of self-service electric scooters in its streets. After announcing the ban on electric scooters deployed by operators on every street corner, the city is tackling the thorny issue of scooters. After having launched a call for tenders more than a year and a half ago, the capital has made its decision and reveals the three operators selected to officiate in Paris.
Regulate the number of self-service electric scooters
Cityscot, Cooltra and Yego will thus have the exclusivity to circulate users in the capital. Each of these companies will be able to deploy a fleet of vehicles up to a limit of 2,500 units. In total, a maximum of 7,500 electric scooters will be offered in Paris intramural self-service. This restriction runs for the first two years. From 2026, the quota of 2,500 machines will be increased to 3,000. The contracts are for a period of five years.
The three self-service scooter operators chosen by the City of Paris do not represent a big surprise since they are companies with an already well-established fleet. This decision by Anne Hidalgo’s team means that some companies already established in the city will have to pack up.
This is particularly the case of Troopy, a French start-up which launched a fleet of two models of Yamaha scooters in the fall. If the former, NEO’s could be driven by most individuals due to its equivalence to a 50cc. The operator also operated the E01 model which was similar to a 125 cc.
The losers of this tender will follow the same path as the companies that had bet on the electric scooter. The dangerousness and chaotic parking of the latter in public space had led the mayor of Paris to organize a citizen vote on whether or not to maintain these self-service fleets. The Parisians had answered in the negative to almost 90%.
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