History of electric scooters
Lime and the surviving-class sharing model (2017–2026)
A history of Lime, the dockless-sharing firm that outlived its category: its 2017 launch as LimeBike, the pivot to scooters and its 2026 Nasdaq S-1 filing.
Lime
Articles, guides, and products tagged "Lime" — a combined view of every catalogue resource on this topic.
History of electric scooters
Segway-Ninebot: the OEM behind most of the world's electric scooters
The story of Segway-Ninebot: the Segway invention (1999), the Ninebot startup (2012), their 2015 merger, and the path to making most electric scooters today.
History of electric scooters
Xiaomi M365 and the canonisation of the consumer electric scooter
A historical profile of the Xiaomi Mijia M365 (2016): the Xiaomi-Ninebot partnership, the Bird and Lyft fleets, the Zimperium hack and the line up to the 5 Pro.
History of electric scooters
Electric scooter chronology 2010–2020: lithium-ion, M365 and sharing
How a decade turned the stand-up electric scooter into urban transport: cheap lithium-ion, the Xiaomi M365 (2016), Bird and Lime, the first European rules.
History of electric scooters
Electric scooter chronology, 2020–2026: maturity and bankruptcies
The third chronology part: the sharing peak and Bird's bankruptcy, Paris and Madrid bans, Ukraine's PLEV law, and the shift to hydraulic brakes and IP ratings.