Paris’ Ban on e-Scooter

• The city’s streets are filled with tourists and locals alike, with many of them relying on rental e-scooters to navigate the city. 

• However, with the recent Paris e-scooter referendum, the city has decided to ban rental e-scooters by the end of August 2023.

• The Paris e-scooter referendum revealed that 89% of voters supported the ban, with a turnout of 7.46% of registered voters. 

• The ban will only affect rental e-scooters, and private owners of e-scooters will not be impacted. The ban will come into effect by the end of August 2023, with authorities urging companies to remove their vehicles from the streets as soon as possible.

• The referendum is expected to affect the users, employees, and residents of the city. It is predicted to cause a significant loss of revenue for e-scooter rental companies and force them to lay off staff.