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UK allows e-scooter rentals to aid transport in pandemic

by AP Business Writer
| July 1, 2020 12:06 AM

LONDON (AP) — Britain gave the green light Tuesday for trials of electric scooter rental programs, as authorities look for ways to help people get moving while maintaining distance and easing pressure on public transit as pandemic lockdown restrictions ease.

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