The new electric scooter rental season will begin in Moscow on April 1.
The new electric scooter and bicycle rental season will begin in Moscow on April 1, on which day personal mobility equipment (SIM) will be available for rental. Operators have already started placing them in parking lots, the Moscow Department of Transport said in its Telegram channel on March 31.
This season, 60,000 electric scooters, 16,000 electric bicycles, 4,000 improved electric scooters, mechanical bicycles (200 adults and 50 children), as well as new electric scooters assembled at the Moskvich plant will be available for rental in Moscow.
To rent a scooter or bike, you will need to pass verification through the Mos ID. The system does not allow those who are under the age of 18. The map of slow zones in the capital has been expanded — now their number has been increased to 420.
Deptrans shared that in 2025, 71 million trips were made on scooters, 85% of which were for transport purposes. The operators blocked 76 thousand accounts of underage users. The number of accidents involving rental sims decreased by 57%, and accidents with children decreased by 72%.
Maxim Liksutov, Moscow's Deputy Mayor for Transport, said that more than 100 video cameras will be deployed this year to curb violations by SIM users.
The day before, it was reported that Rosstandart approved and put into effect an amendment to GOST, which establishes the types and sizes of state registration plates (GRZ). It contains a new type of room designed for personal mobility equipment (SIM), including electric scooters.
Mikhail Porvatov, presidential adviser on public Relations with the Russian Union of Motor Insurers (RSA), said on March 11 that the initiative of a number of State Duma deputies to extend CTP to SIM faces two obstacles — the impossibility of state registration and the lack of control over liability insurance for their owners.
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