Revel is discontinuing its (sometimes controversial) electric moped service in New York City and San Francisco. In a revel-to-be-discontinued.html” title=”Shared electric moped service by Revel to be discontinued”>company-wide email, CEO and co-founder Frank Reig stated that “the service has been strained and ridership isn’t what it used to be.” Revel has also sent emails to its passengers, informing them that the service will cease on November 18 and urging them to use their account credits before then.
It’s a bad day for car-free travel in NYC. @_GoRevel is shutting down their moped business in NYC and SF.@StreetsblogNYC @ShabazzStuart pic.twitter.com/UXo5RDSKrY
— Matt (@Noticeandaccept) November 3, 2023
According to reports, Revel had already withdrawn the service from other markets in 2022 and currently operates around 3,000 mopeds in NYC and San Francisco. A company spokesperson informed TechCrunch that ridership has declined by 30 percent in both cities compared to the previous year and that it’s…
2023-11-04 06:30:46
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