Bristol’s new e-scooters have been slammed for lacking availability in certain parts of the city.Tier’s turquoise e-scooters launched in the city on October 13, replacing the coral-coloured Vois which had become a familiar sight on our streets. The e-scooters have been rolled out in a phased approach, with 2,000 e-scooters deployed across the city as part of the first phase. This is set to increase to 4,000, with e-bikes also to be launched shortly and e-cargo bikes. But what do locals think?
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00:00 Well, I work for the other company so I'm a bit biased.
00:06 So it's the same scooter really, just a different colour.
00:12 Bristol's new e-scooters have been slammed for lacking availability in certain parts
00:17 of the city.
00:18 Tears Turquoise e-scooters launched in the city on October 13th, replacing the coral-coloured
00:25 boys which had become a familiar sight on the streets of Bristol.
00:30 The e-scooters have been rolled out in a phased approach with 2,000 e-scooters deployed across
00:36 the city as part of the first phase.
00:39 This is set to increase to 4,000 with e-bikes also to be launched shortly and e-cargo bikes.
00:46 But what do locals think?
00:47 Let's find out.
00:48 Well, I've heard various views on it, you know, good and bad.
00:55 For those people it affects, I assume, people who do short journeys like taxi drivers.
01:02 It might affect them adversely, I don't really know.
01:06 I've just had to think about it, you know.
01:11 I think they're an advantage for Bristol, to be honest with you.
01:15 They're used quite a lot.
01:18 The people have taken to social media to criticise the number of e-scooters in areas outside
01:23 of the city centre.
01:25 While on Reddit, one user called out Voi, Bristol's previous e-scooter provider, to
01:30 be bought back.
01:31 The scooters are one side of it, there's another side that's coming very soon.
01:37 Don't know exactly when, but they're going to bring bikes in, electric bikes.
01:42 Now I've ridden those bikes and they are good.
01:45 I prefer them to the scooters, to be honest with you.
01:50 Jessica Murphy, head of publicity in the UK at Tyr, said that we are just in the first
01:55 few weeks since our launch in Bristol and the response across the city has been exceptional.
02:01 Users have already taken over a million minutes of journeys in under two weeks and it is great
02:07 to see such high demand for micro-mobility.
02:11 We appreciate people's patience as we scale up and adjust the service while taking on
02:17 board for feedback to ensure it best fits the needs of people across the city, said
02:22 Jessica.
02:23 They're a German company, but they've taken over through social enterprise the contract
02:31 that Voi had and Tyr have taken it over.
02:36 I believe they're happy with what they've got.
02:39 They're bringing more than the Voi, I don't know what you call it, contract or whatever.
02:47 So there's going to be more coming from Tyr.
02:51 Only time will tell the success of the new Tyr e-scooters in the city of Bristol.
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