Shared e-scooters set to roll out in Cork by next year

The Superpedestrian e-scooters can tell if someone is going the wrong way down a street or over a speed limit

Valerie Mulcahy, former Cork Ladies' Senior Footballer and All-Star along with James O'Connor TD and senator Jerry Buttimer taking part in the demonstration of the new e-scooters at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Picture: David Keane

Ireland is one of the last EU countries to fully embrace e-scooters, but as legislation for “Powered Personal Transporters” like e-scooters and e-bikes looks to be in place by next year, many companies are now vying to set up scooter-sharing schemes across the country.

Superpedestrian is one such company that already operates shared e-scooter fleets in 50 cities including Los Angeles, Madrid, Stockholm, Rome and Vienna.