Savage: LimeBike envisions expanding into small electric vehicles and cars
Andrew Savage · a16z Podcast | All about Bike Sharing · Jan 2, 2019 · at 19:18
Andrew Savage of LimeBike discusses the future expansion path for micro-mobility companies on the a16z Podcast.
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“We need to do bikes and bike sharing really well to then be able to offer a suite of mobility options in the urban environment or in cities. So we could envision a future where we're rolling out very small vehicles or electric cars, for example, that might not be One ton or two ton vehicles that are our standard car, but something that could be a much more efficient mode of shared transit in cities.”
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