INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Scooter startup Lime is ending the juicer model in Paris
The company has announced that it will stop working with freelancers to recharge scooter batteries at night
take care of its scooters
scooter.Juicers received a notification today telling them that their accounts will be deactivated in 45 days
The company is now looking for third-party companies that can help them manage the scooter fleet in Paris.Lime says that those companies
will have to comply with multiple quality and safety standards
For instance, the company will first select companies that use electric vehicles and renewable electricity
that former juicers will get some opportunities to become Lime employees
The company will also try to help some of them create a formal company to keep working with Lime.This structure is quite reminiscent of
They partner with third-party companies
it would clamp down on scooter startups
There are just too many of them currently operating in Paris
Paris said that it would select companies based on how they pay workers charging scooters overnight and how they handle broken scooters.
