BusyFly e-scooter-sharing service arrives in ArmeniaSeptember 7, 2021 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - BusyFly, an electric scooter-sharing service, has entered the Armenian market, starting to work in Yerevan. The company has invested some $100,000 to launch the service, and is planning to take it to other towns as well, Rusbase reports a representative as saying. At the initial stage, residents and guests of the Armenian capital will have access to 100 Ninebot Kickscooter MAX scooters for use. The company intends to increase its fleet to 500 units in the near future. At least 5 tariff options will be available to users, the price will depend on the driving speed and travel time. The minimum rental cost will start from AMD 30/min, the activation of the scooter will cost AMD 100. The maximum permissible travel speed is 25 km/h. Established in 2018, BusyFly currently operates in 10 countries (Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Italy, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Spain, Ukraine, Kazakhstan) and 69 cities around the world. The total fleet of scooters is 12,500 units. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |