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  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    E-scooter pioneer Bird warns over future amid cash squeeze

    Miami-based company says there is doubt about its ability to ‘continue as a going concern’

  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    LexElectric vehicles
    Electric vehicles: Lime’s scoot to markets follows tough pandemic Premium content

    Electric scooter provider’s planned listing may come too late for the micromobility wave

  • Thursday, 23 July, 2020
    Tech start-ups
    Three companies win e-scooter licences in Paris

    Lime, Tier and Dott selected to operate in Europe’s largest market

  • Tuesday, 17 March, 2020
    Tech start-ups
    Lime and Bird suspend e-scooter rentals in dozens of cities 

    Demand plummets amid coronavirus outbreak, putting pressure on cash-burning start-ups 

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    Tech start-ups
    E-scooter pioneer Bird in talks to acquire German rival Circ

    Deal could allow Californian group to close gap on Lime in Europe

  • Sunday, 6 October, 2019
    US & Canadian companies
    Lime president sees little value in scooter consolidation

    Joe Kraus says ‘a lot of disincentive’ to buying smaller rivals

  • Monday, 15 July, 2019
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    How not to dispute a story, Bird edition

    The electric scooter company swings hard, and misses.

  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2019
    Bird launches new e-scooter as it pushes for profitability

    Electric scooter sharing start-up says durable new model will have improved lifespan

  • Friday, 28 December, 2018
    Technology
    E-scooter sharing start-ups ‘not sustainable’, says scooter maker

    Tony Ho of Segway-Ninebot says takeovers by bigger rivals are necessary

  • Friday, 26 October, 2018
    Lex
    Bird/Lime: two wheels good  Premium content

    Local authorities are the ones to convince before competitors expand

  • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
    Bird spreads its wings as escooter contest goes global

    Rental company attempts to see off rivals with expansion into Asia and Latin America

  • Sunday, 20 May, 2018
    US & Canadian companies
    Scooter start-up Bird races to match rival Lime

    Two groups see rapid adoption of their ‘dockless’ rental services

  • Monday, 25 May, 2009
    UK business & economy
    ‘Too few women’ ready to become directors
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