Electric scooters, in which cities in Brazil is it possible to rent the equipment? | Estadão Mobility | Electric Planet
2 min readElectric scooter rental is now available in several cities in the South and Southeast regions of the country. The mode should also arrive in São Paulo later this year, according to the Whoosh, a company that provides vehicles of this type.
Also check out: Sorocaba offers electric scooters to its residents
Are you interested and would like to check out the municipalities in your region that offer this service? So, continue reading. We have created a guide with cities equipped with this mode to help you find an option close to you.
Electric scooters in Brazil
Whoosh, a Russian micromobility company, offers electric scooters in three Brazilian cities: Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Florianópolis.
According to the company, there are 1,500 vehicles of this type in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 1,000 in Porto Alegre (RS) and 1,300 in Florianópolis (SC).
The service returned to Rio de Janeiro in June this year and operates only in selected neighborhoods (Ipanema, Leblon, Tijuca and Maracanã). The company’s objective is to expand the number of scooters and reach 2,600 units in the coming months in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
The price of the trip varies depending on the region, “but, on average, it is R$2 to unlock the vehicle and R$0.80 per minute of use”, stated the company in a note to Mobilidade Estadão.
Another option
At the same time, the service is also available in other municipalities through another company, Jet. This company operates in Porto Alegre (RS), Blumenau (SC), Balneário Camboriú (SC), Itajaí (SC), Vila Velha (ES), Sorocaba (SP) and São Bernardo do Campo (SP).
Mobilidade Estadão questioned the number of vehicles available in each city, but received no response. According to the company, the expansion of the service is planned for 22 other municipalities in all regions of Brazil.
Jet scooters have rental prices that vary depending on the time of day. On weekdays, the cost to unlock the scooter is R$2, and the charge per minute is R$0.25 between 5am and 10am.
On the other hand, between 10am and 5pm, activation costs R$3, and the price per minute increases to R$0.29. Finally, from 5pm to 5am, the unlocking fee is R$3, and the city hall charges R$0.69 per minute.
To check where the scooters are available, download the companies’ app and see the location of the equipment.
Also read: Electric scooters return to operation after floods in Porto Alegre
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