E-scooters are back in Albuquerque [Video]

SEVEN NEWS. ELECTRIC SCOOTERS MAKING THEIR WAY BACK ONTO ALBUQUERQUE STREETS. ALYSSA MUNOZ FINDS OUT THE REASONING BEHIND THEIR RETURN AND WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT. BACK IN 2019, ALBUQUERQUE OFFICIALS MADE A PARTNERSHIP WITH ELECTRIC SCOOTER COMPANY. HOWEVER, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN SAYS TWO THINGS STOPPED THE PROJECT. THE PANDEMIC AND HIGH PRICES. A SIMILAR SIZED CITY THAT TO ALBUQUERQUE, WHICH IS COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGING LESS THAN 50,000 A YEAR. WE WERE CHARGING OVER $150,000 A YEAR, AND SO WE WERE JUST REALLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR A BUSINESS CASE TO MAKE SENSE. SHE CREATED A NEW ORDINANCE TO BRING THEM BACK. COUNCILORS SAY A FEW WAYS TO KEEP RIDERS IN LINE IS GEO FENCES, AND CONTINUING TO BUILD A RIDER FOR THEIR TRIP. IF IT’S NOT RETURNED TO THE CORRECT PARKING PLACES, SUCH AS A BIKE RACK OR BUFFER ZONE. THE CITY COMPANIES ARE PUTTING THEM IN …