A fleet of e-scooters is about to hit Auckland streets which the public can rent to get around town.
A media release today says an initial order of 500 Onzo e-scooters are en route to Auckland and set to hit the streets next month.
The company says a further 2000 will join them in coming months.
With a 250W motor, the e-scooters are capable of top speeds of around 30 kilometres per hour and can cover around 30 kilometres before requiring a recharge.
"E-scooters are great because they make travelling easy and fun," Onzo Chief Growth Officer, Min-Kyu Jung, says.
"Unlike bikes, e-scooters are allowed to be used on footpaths and don’t require helmets. They're perfect to pick up anywhere, anytime, for last-mile journeys such as between the bus stop and the office.
"I think this is totally going to revolutionise the way Aucklanders travel around this city. We're designing the system to make it super quick, easy, and cheap to pick up e-scooters for short journeys multiple times a day."
The scooters are said to feature regenerative braking to recharge the battery when the brakes are applied, or when a rider is going downhill.
They also have front and rear lights for added safety.
Just like Onzo's bikes, the system will be dockless and users will simply use the Onzo app to unlock the scooters from wherever they're left around the city by the previous rider.
Onzo will crowdsource the recharging of the scooters at night to the public.
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