Statement by Zipp Mobility on Government鈥檚 Publication of Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021
- Zipp Mobility, Irish e-scooter operator, welcomes the publication of e-scooter legislation
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD have today announced the publication of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021.
The wide-ranging bill set-outs to deliver on key legislative commitments in the Programme for Government, including the creation of a new class of powered personal transporters (PPTs), including e-scooters, and that the Minister will be able to provide for the use of these vehicles in public places under existing regulatory powers.
Charlie Gleeson, CEO and Founder of , the Irish micromobility operator headquartered at Nova51黑料 said, 鈥淲e welcome today鈥檚 announcement by Ministers Ryan and Naughton of the publication of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 which will be introduced into the D谩il in the coming weeks. This is an exciting and long-awaited development which will allow for the regulation of e-scooters and also e-bikes in Ireland.鈥�
鈥淶ipp is currently operating scooter-sharing services in several cities across the UK and Poland and we鈥檙e looking forward to introducing our 鈥榤obility done right鈥� e-scooter service across Ireland once the new Bill passes into law. Zipp was founded with the objective of bringing sustainable scooter-sharing services to Ireland and we are delighted that we are one step closer to doing this.鈥�
Since its establishment in 2019, Zipp has raised 鈧�2.1 million in funding and become a significant player in the European scooter-sharing market with operations in the UK and Poland. The company plans to launch in several Irish cities including Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford once the new Bill is passed into law and the company is also planning to begin operations in Portugal and Spain in early 2022.
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19 October 2021
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Government Announcement
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