Toronto-based Roll Technologies will launch 100 e-scooters today, and grow its fleet to 200 by next week.
In 2019, Roll was one of Kelowna’s participants for a previous limited e-scooter share pilot project on city-owned waterfront property in downtown, with the majority of the trips being recreational trips. Kelowna is the first city that developed an e-scooter pilot project in Canada, and the first city Roll launched its fleet of e-scooters.
The recent changes to the province’s Motor Vehicle Act and the municipal government’s bylaws that enable e-scooters to travel on roads and bike lanes gives this mode the flexibility and room to grow into becoming a more feasible transportation option.