Mint brings shared e-scooters to Bratislava

People need a smartphone and credit card to rent electric scooters.

Bratislava residents can use Mint's shared electric kick scooters.Bratislava residents can use Mint's shared electric kick scooters. (Source: Segway)

The growing popularity of electric scooters has recently reached Bratislava, and now residents can use shared electric scooters as well.

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The Mint service, run by SoftGate Systems, unexpectedly began to operate in Slovakia’s capital, as reported by the Trend weekly.

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It is the first application offering this means of transport to the public in Slovakia, bringing Segway Ninebot ES2 models to Bratislava.

How does it work?

E-scooters are randomly placed within the wider city centre of Bratislava.

People must download the Mint app and register by using their phone number. In addition, they must register a credit card.

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