Uber Scraps Tens of Thousands of Red Jump Bikes Weeks After Selling Business to Lime
Uber sold its bike business to Lime earlier this month but didn’t offload its entire fleet.
Reuters
Uber is recycling tens of thousands of its red Jump bikes and scooters previously in use in the U.S. The company scrapped the bikes due to maintenance and liability concerns, according to statements to the BBC. The ride-hailing company sold the bike portion of its business to the scooter rental company Lime on May 7, a deal that included tens of thousands of bikes but not Uber’s entire fleet. Legacy models, the majority of those now being destroyed, remained in Uber’s possession.
More keep rolling in and getting trashed.🚲🗑️ Probably THIRTY semi loads🚚🚚🚚 or more so far ... #SenselessWaste #BikesForKids 👧👦 @UberJump pic.twitter.com/ee3NmCP7If
— Cris Moffitt (@CrisMoffitt) May 27, 2020
More keep rolling in and getting trashed.🚲🗑️ Probably THIRTY semi loads🚚🚚🚚 or more so far ... #SenselessWaste #BikesForKids 👧👦 @UberJump pic.twitter.com/ee3NmCP7If
— Cris Moffitt (@CrisMoffitt) May 27, 2020
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