There are currently 12 firms offering dockless electric scooters in Paris - although some have currently suspended their services - adding up to around 20,000 of the machines scattered around Paris. The tender process will be launched in "mid November" says City Hall and the contracts will be awarded from January. Paris is following in the footsteps of Marseille, which has already limited the number of scooter firms. Three companies - Voi, Bird and Ciric - were awarded licences in October and will each be allowed to operate 2,000 machines. READ ALSO Speed limits and no sharing: These are the new laws on electric scooters in France

Source: The Local November 13, 2019 15:36 UTC