The e-scooter battle of Europe

While main land Europe is facing a surge in e-scooters, other places such as Oslo is facing a scooter pandemonium with an estimated 26,000 scooters in that city alone. Since, they have stated they are aiming to decrease this to 8,000 for their population, basing it off the ratio of actual and competent use. Although the benefits of everyone using a scooter as opposed to a car are clear, some factors such as dockless drop offs are leaving a negative and antisocial approach on residents. These can cluster streets and sidewalks, while the service providers attempt to hurry and constantly maintain and organize these scooters.

While energy economist J. Caroll also found that although the intended purpose of e-scooters is to diminish the reliance on fossil fueled cars, in reality many are replacing walking with the scooters. Further stating 'If this finding bears out, it could even be a step backwards in terms of sustainability' states Caroll.