Bird Global Inc. has received a permit extension for its electric scooters in Long Beach, California, as well as receiving permit extensions in two other U.S. cities.
The Santa Monica, California-based electric scooter company (NYSE: BRDS) also said that has expanding its scooter fleet in Isla Vista, home of the nearby University of California Santa Barbara, as well as in Durham, North Carolina (home of Duke University) and Arlington, Virginia.
In addition to Long Beach, Bird said it received permit extensions in the cities of Portland, Oregon, and Decatur, Georgia.
"With these permit extensions and fleet increases, the company is meeting the growing demand for low emission and efficient, affordable transportation," the company said.
“Working in close partnership with the cities we are so honored to serve, we are adapting our shared micro-electric vehicle service to meet their evolving and expanding eco-friendly transportation needs. The recent extensions position us to continue to have a positive impact in communities and with individuals who place a value on sustainable, safe and efficient transportation," said Renaud Fages, chief mobility officer at Bird, in a statement.
Bird went public in November, merging with a Dallas-based blank-check company. Shares on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange opened at $8.87 but as of Thursday, shares in Bird were trading at about $3.38.
The company said its scooters are now available in 350 cities around the world. But its home town isn't one of them. Bird ran into trouble in its own hometown of Santa Monica. This past summer, Bird scooters got the boot from Santa Monica streets.
