If you are yet to hop on a purple e-scooter now is your last chance with the popular Armidale E-scooter Trial ending on 6 September 2024.
Armidale Regional Council partnered with Transport for NSW and Beam Mobility to deliver the trial which commenced last year in September. The trial allowed e-scooters hired through Beam Mobility to be ridden across areas of Armidale. 30,000 kilometres were travelled and over 45,000 trips taken to date across the Armidale area.
Whilst the trial is now coming to its natural conclusion the community has assisted the NSW Government to be better informed about the future of e-scooters in NSW.
Armidale Regional Council General Manager James Roncon said the e-scooter trial was one of many Council initiatives to be delivered through Council's Brilliant Region's Strategy to build a platform of digital capabilities.
"Technology is evolving fast and providing innovative opportunities to be better connected across council and within our community. Council is embarking on some-what of a digital revolution having recently completed a trial of smart water meters and the roll-out of smart bins.
The e-scooter trial was a great opportunity for a regional community like Armidale to get a taste of new technology often only afforded to our city counterparts."
Beam's General Manager (ANZ) Tom Cooper said the team at Beam Mobility we're proud to have brought zero-emissions transportation to Armidale.
"We would like to thank the Armidale Regional Council for their support of shared micromobility, being one of the first New South Wales councils to welcome shared e-scooters 12 months ago."
