About 250 e-scooters for the City of Vincent in Western Australia will be provided by Neuron Mobility from Thursday November 9.
The year’s trial will allow riders to travel between the City of Vincent and Perth Council areas, where Neuron launched in March.
The trial riding area also covers Leederville, North Perth, Mount Hawthorn and Mount Lawley.
Riders will also be able to access key destinations including HBF Park, Hyde Park, and Beatty Park Leisure Centre.
The e-scooters will have safety features such as geofencing control, voice guidance, Follow My Ride and topple detection, while Neuron will host a ScootSafe event at Pride Fairday on Sunday November 12, noon to 3pm.
Neuron’s latest Perth rider survey shows 44% of trips are replacing a car journey and 63% of rides result in a purchase from a local business.
“E-scooters are already making a positive impact in the City of Perth and we look forward to expanding the riding area to Vincent which will help more locals as well as tourists travel in a safe, convenient and environmentally-friendly way,” says Neuron Mobility Australia and New Zealand general manager Jayden Bryant.
“Coming into summer we are reminding all of our riders to never drink and ride, park responsibly and please wear the helmet provided on our e-scooters.”
City of Vincent mayor Alison Xamon says it’s the city’s first e-scooter trial.
“The introduction of e-scooters aligns with the Accessible City priority in our Strategic Community Plan, where we aim to be a leader in making it safe, easy and environmentally friendly to get around our suburbs.”
Neuron’s e-scooters have covered more than 280,000km in Perth where 41% of riders commute for work or study.
Other top reasons for using the e-scooters included exploring cafes, restaurants and the city (67%) and running errands (29%).
When asking riders what would make them ride an e-scooter more often, a larger riding area (58%) and more places to park (38%) were the top suggestions.
Perth Neuron e-scooter riders are estimated to have eliminated 31 tonnes of CO2 in the city.
New Neuron riders will have to sign up to a comprehensive list of riding rules before they are allowed to take their first trip.
