E-scooter inquiry meeting hits red light

Most Adelaide City Councillors have declined to attend the special meeting called to discuss an independent inquiry into an allegedly tainted tender process for Adelaide CBD e-scooter permits.

Councillors' bid to seize control of e-scooter investigation

In an extraordinary move, Adelaide City councillors are moving to derail an inquiry into the allegedly tainted tender process for CBD e-scooter permits ordered by council CEO Mark Goldstone – and replace it with an investigation completely independent of council staff.

E-scooters company RIDE was one of two that won permits to operate in the city until February 2022. Photo: Ride / Facebook

Council CEO orders review into e-scooters selection

EXCLUSIVE | The CEO of the Adelaide City Council has ordered a review into the process that rejected Beam’s application to keep operating electric scooters in Adelaide’s CBD, following allegations the process was tarnished.

Beam e-scooters to be banished from Adelaide CBD

The purple Beam electric scooters that have become a prominent feature of Adelaide city footpaths since early last year will be removed by the end of the month, InDaily can reveal.

Ten minutes with... Ride CEO Tom Cooper

The CEO of one of the companies rolling out new e-scooters on Adelaide’s streets, Tom Cooper, sits down with InDaily to discuss his ambitions for the nascent transport mode, his grand plans for South Australia and their implications for the private car.

Lime sour but e-scooter snub likely to stand

The CEO of Adelaide City Council has rejected e-scooter company Lime’s claims that the process that saw it rejected in favour of other operators was unfair and neglected public safety.