E-scooter provider Lime has launched a scathing attack on its rivals and the Adelaide City Council, even threatening legal action, after being told to pack up and leave within days.Adelaide City Council has granted two other e-scooter companies permits instead of LimeThe company had been hoping to secure a permit to continueBut the city council today announced it had granted two other"urban mobility" companies permits to operate e-scooters across the city from next week.
The council confirmed it would ask Lime to cease operations after it was unsuccessful in its bid to secure either of the two new permits. "We're operating in over 100 cities around the world, and we've never seen a process be run and be as flawed as this one." "We have spent in excess of millions of dollars in scooters, in a warehouse, in helmets, in engineering, millions of dollars have been invested into the city," Mr Price said.