Scooter sharing in Genoa: how it works and costs
The scooter sharing service available in Genoa starts in autumn 2022: this is how it works based on advances and how many motorcycles are available
The service of scooter sharing in Genoa is in full renewal phase and will soon be back fully upgraded with 300 electric motorcycles to users, even in the future if there is the will to increase the number of vehicles by others, up to more than 700. Inaugurated in 2019 with the operator MiMoto, the shared scooter rental service has the shared scooter rental service the shared scooter rental service has the favor of the Genoese so much so that after three years the municipal administration has felt the need to expand the offer involving other companies. Let’s see what news we see.
SCOOTER SHARING GENOA: THE MIMOTO EXPERIENCE 2019 – 2022
As mentioned, Genoa started it scooter sharing in 2019 entrusting the management to a single operator, MiMoto, which it distributed in the city 100 electric scooters in the classic yellow color, approved for two passengers and equipped with two helmets equipped with sanitizing perfumers in the top case and disposable hygienic caps. initially the rate provided for the payment of 0.01 euros for registration with 5 euros of rental included and a cost for use of 0.26 euros per minute, 4.90 euros per hour and 19.90 euros per day.
SHARED SCOOTER IN GENOA: THE TURNING POINT OF 2022
In July 2022 the Municipality of Genoa published a public notice of expression of interest for the identification of “private or public entities that intend to offer the Genoese a service of electric scooters approved in sharing mode“. In fact, the first phase of implementation of the service closed, which from 2019 to mid-2022 saw the presence of the MiMoto operator only, the local administration has decided to open the micro-mobility market shared with other operators, with the aim of selecting them. 3 in total. He asked each new operator to organize the service by making available a fleet of vehicles included from a minimum of 100 to a maximum of 250 scooters. Subsequently, in early August, the Genoa scooter sharing service was suspended pending return to operation during the autumn with a completely renewed latest generation fleet.
SCOOTER SHARED IN GENOA: HOW THE NEW SERVICE WORKS
The operators who have won the tender and are therefore ready to report the electric scooter rental in the city of Genoa from autumn 2022 are Helbiz (which in the meantime acquired the MiMoto brand last year), Reby And Zig Zag. At the beginning we will start with 100 scooters for each manager, 300 in total, which will also be active in the town halls and not only in the city center as in the past. Numbers that, however, may rise in the months to come, up to 250 vehicles per company for a total of 750 shared scooters. According to the indications of the band, the first 50 subsequent vehicles can be active within 15 days of starting the service, and the remainder from the remainder within 180 days. Now there is little, demand for days or at most a few weeks.