Mexico City’s E-Scooter Push Runs Into Thefts, Tough Regulation
- Grin says e-scooter thefts represent major challenge
- Lime says local government’s measures are unheard of elsewhere
A woman rides a Grin electric scooter in Mexico City on June 20.
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A short-lived push for increasing mobility in Mexico City came to a halt on Tuesday as the sole e-scooter company operating with a license said it was done fighting thefts, at least for now.
Scooter robberies represent a major challenge to Grin Scooters SAPI’s operations in Mexico City, the company said, adding it’s immediately suspending activity in the nation’s capital until further notice. Grin was the only operator to pay for an annual permit recently required by the local government.