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September 26, 2012 05:00 pm GMT

Zipcar For Scooters Startup Scoot Networks Launches To The Public In San Francisco

scoot_groupScoot Networks has been called the "Zipcar for scooters," and is quietly building a (small) fleet of electric, short-range vehicles for getting around San Francisco. The startup started with just 10 scooters, but is expanding that to 50 over the coming weeks, as it opens its service in a public beta today.Scoot hopes to provide a local transportation alternative to cars and other vehicle, with availability of Vespa-style scooters for rental for a maximum of $5 an hour, or $10 per commute during the week. The startup, which bills itself as the "easiest, fastest, cheapest ride in SF," has built up a small fleet of scooters that users can rent and unlock with their mobile phones.

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