Google announced in a blog post that its Maps app is now starting to offer Lime electric scooter rides in 80 additional cities. If most of the cities associated with this partnership between Mountain View firm and the venture are still in the United States, several European cities are part of the party, including 3 cities in France: Paris, Marseille and Lyon (Belgian friends, you know? Brussels is also eligible. ).
A new transportation option on Google Maps: Electric scooter with lime
We have the test for the Marseille trip and indeed we can see that the functionality is available. For the service to be available to you, you need to go to the public transport tab. You will find a section under buses and subways. alternatives therefore includes Lime-S with estimated travel time and cost. Further down we find solutions such as MyTaxi that are already available.
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Google Maps shows the user the nearest Lime scooter station and the time to get there on foot. To calculate the cost of the trip, know that the company charges 1 euro to unlock an electric scooter and then 15 euro cents per minute. But be careful, this is not a reason to rush at full speed, this means of transport can be dangerous for both the driver and passers-by. In addition, electric scooters have caused 1,542 injuries in the United States since the end of 2017. Be careful.
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