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Too many e-scooters? Blame competition

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 11/5/2026, 11:30:01 AM

In 2018, something strange happened on sidewalks across America. In 65 cities, thousands of electric scooters appeared seemingly overnight, often with little or no advance notice to local governments. Cease-and-desist orders flew. Scooters were impounded. Even after cities imposed regulations, there seemed to be far more scooters than anyone could ever use.

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