Bolt promises 10,000 carbon-negative e-scooters for Ireland
The Bolt Four scooter. Image: Bolt
Having launched its taxi-hailing service here last December, Bolt plans roll out its e-scooters to the Irish public.
European mobility platform Bolt is hoping to launch 10,000 of its carbon-negative e-scooters in Ireland. The roll-out would lead to an estimated 130 new jobs, the company said, across charging, maintaining and distributing the scooters.
The Estonian start-up introduced its taxi-hailing app in Ireland last December. Now, the company plans for Irish customers to have access to an integrated “multi-modal transport platform”, giving them the choice between a car, an e-scooter and an e-bike.
E-scooter start-up Zeus raises €2m to expand European operations
Former Europcar chief Colm Menton has led the investment as the start-up prepares for an eventual Irish launch.
Irish e-scooter start-up Zeus Scooters has raised €2m in a funding round led by the former chief executive of Europcar Ireland.
Founded by Damian Young in 2019, the start-up launched e-scooter rental services in 17 cities in Germany last year. It now plans to launch in more European markets and the UK, which introduced rules for e-scooters last year.
“We have become the fastest growing micromobility [start-up] in Germany and we have exciting plans for 2021, including launching in our home market, Ireland,” Young said.