Lawrence Leuschner, the chief executive and co-founder of Tier, said: “Today marks a step change in safe and sustainable travel around our cities. By integrating this new kind of swappable battery technology, we are building a Europe-wide charging network that allows users to play an active part in adopting climate-neutral travel and building better cities.”
The scooter has a number of innovations, including a foldable helmet placed in a built-in storage component on the scooter.
It also has signalling lights on either side of the handles and at the back so riders are more visible at night.
Meanwhile users will be able to swap out depleted batteries for charged ones at certain high street shops.
Mr Leuschner said: “By hosting the charging pods in local businesses, we are helping high streets to recover from lockdown.”
People will be able to find the dockless scooters in demarcated zones through the company’s app which can be downloaded onto mobile devices.
The firm’s UK manager Fred Jones said the app could be used to unlock the scooters at a cost of £1.
He said it would then cost around 15p per minute to use.
Mr Jones added: “If you’re a high frequency user, you can buy a bundle. When we do our pricing for a city, we make it the same or cheaper typically than a bus pass. You can spontaneously pay as you go, or if you’re a commuter, you can buy unlimited weekly. or monthly bundles.”
