Jefferson Reporter

Lime Launches E-Bikes and E-Scooters in Birmingham

 Lime, the world’s leading provider of shared electric vehicles, launched a multimodal fleet of e-bikes and e-scooters in Birmingham this week. Lime has been working with the City of Birmingham, the City Council, local businesses, and community partners to bring safe, affordable, sustainable transportation options to serve residents and visitors. Lime has already launched dozens of its e-bikes and e-scooters so far and is scaling up its fleets over the coming days. Lime is proud to be in Alabama for the first time with the launch and plans to make a successful working partnership with Birmingham a cornerstone of its future plans in the state.

“Lime is proud of the work we’ve done with the City of Birmingham and the City Council to get to this point and we are thrilled that folks here will get to try our safe and affordable shared electric vehicles out this week. We are so excited to be bringing fleets of e-bikes and e-scooters here to Birmingham and we think residents and visitors will absolutely love them. We know a big part of this program’s success will be based on ensuring people ride safely and park responsibly, so we’ll be communicating with and educating riders on an ongoing basis and working with the City to ensure a smooth rollout. We look forward to seeing people in Birmingham getting around safely and sustainably on our e-scooters and e-bikes,” said Robert Gardner, Director of Government Relations at Lime.

HardwareLime will be launching its popular Okai e-scooters and its new Gen4 e-bike. The Gen4 e-bikes will provide riders with the smoothest and most environmentally friendly shared e-bike ride available. The most significant advancement is the swappable, interchangeable battery.

Upgrades to the Gen4 e-bike include:
● Increased motor power to help riders easily climb hills;
● A phone holder, allowing riders to easily navigate and follow directions without having
to stop and look at their phones;
● A new handlebar display mirroring the one on Lime’s scooters for a standardized
display across vehicle types;
● An automatic two-speed transmission that eliminates the prior generation’s gears for
easier acceleration and smoother ride;
● A modular design, extending the usable life to five years. 

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