Yandex introduced its own electric scooter Business RusLetter

“Yandex» presented self-developed scooters that will replenish the scooter fleet Yandex Go and will be available in spring 2023, transmits company press office.

“They are designed taking into account the specifics and road infrastructure of Russian cities – they are safer, more durable and more maneuverable. The new model will replenish the fleet of scooters Yandex Go and will be available in spring 2023 when kicksharing resumes after the winter break.

The company noted that the scooter is made of magnesium alloy, which makes it lighter and more durable. The new scooter will also have a wide but short platform, which will make riding it safer, the press service added.

“Vedomosti” earlier wrotethat a new device for Yandex was developed by the manufacturer of electric scooters Wind, about the purchase of which “Yandex” reported in the fall of 2021. Now the electric scooter is being tested in Israel. It is planned to produce scooters at partner factories in China.

According to a source in the company, Yandex expects to quadruple its scooter fleet from 20,000 units to 70,000 by spring. It is planned to form up to 70% of the fleet from Yandex’s own scooters. In addition, the company expects to enter a new market in Kazakhstan, as well as increase the number of Russian cities where the electric scooter rental service operates. Among the possible cities in which it is planned to launch the service are Yekaterinburg and Kazan. Today, the Yandex electric scooter rental service operates in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tula and Krasnodar.