The electric scooter rental company Tier starts its “Energy Network” in Münster. E-scooter riders can drive to a charging station, remove the battery from their vehicle and replace it with a charged one. As a bonus, you will receive free minutes for this. However, due to the currently tightened corona rules, the service will not be activated until January

Tier has cooperations for charging stations According to its own statements, with McDonald’s, Westfalen AG petrol stations, Domino’s Pizza as well as cafes and grocery stores are closed. Overall, there are now 15 such stations.

Turn signals and fenders Up to now Tier had only maintained such a network in Finland, Münster is now the first German city to follow, others in Germany and Europe are to follow . For this, Tier wants to distribute its new e-scooter model with exchangeable battery, indicators on the handlebar and rear fender in other cities.

The charging stations are fully automatic and do not have to be supervised by the staff in the respective shops, promises Animal. The stations could be connected to the power grid without complex installation. Tier also pays for the charging current.

Mayor of Münster, Markus Lewe, thinks the idea is good. He thinks that e-scooters make their contribution to the mobility mix, “because they can cover the last mile between traffic junctions and destination flexibly in particular”. Münster’s McDonald’s district manager Felix Schäfer emphasized the sustainability aspect of e-scooters, especially since his company is now also paying more attention to him.

E-scooters in public transport (25 Pictures) Since the 15. June 2019 e-scooters, also called e-scooters, are permitted on public roads in Germany. The first have already been spotted in German cities.

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