Lime loses court bid to temporarily halt SF e-scooter deployment

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E-scooter provider Lime has lost a bid in court to temporarily halt deployment of electric scooters in the city of San Francisco after it accused the city of denying it permission to launch its scooters as punishment for deploying its e-scooters on sidewalks earlier this year without approval, A move that brought about complaints from various city residents.

The San Francisco judge aims “get to the bottom of what happened” and is letting Lime talk to officials at San Francisco’s transportation agency as per the company.

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According to John Cote, a spokesman for San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, The permit process is deemed as “both fair and transparent” and that “the reality is that Lime’s application fell notably short of its competitors.”

“San Franciscans deserve scooter services that are safe, equitable and accountable, which is exactly what this pilot program was designed to do,” Cote stated.

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Lime stands a major leader in the e-scooter scene along with Bird, Both unicorns backed with huge funding and aiming to draw people to the use of the e-scooter for short distance trips at cheap prices. Lime has raised around $467 million in total with notable backers including GV, Atomico, Uber and Green Bay Ventures among others.

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