Lime will introduce e-bikes to Christchurch in November 2020 after buying Jump, which brought e-bikes to Auckland earlier in 2020. (Video first published in February 2020)Lime has launched the first fleet of electric bikes on Christchurch streets. The bikes have a range of 30 to 60 kilometres and people can hire them using the Lime or Uber apps. Supplied Up to 200 e-bikes will be trialled in Christchurch until the end of August next year. Lime launched 100 e-bikes on Friday, but the Christchurch City Council has given it a permit to operate up to 200 on a trial basis until the end of August 2021.

Source: Stuff November 26, 2020 18:45 UTC