Uber scraps thousands of Jump ebikes, because recycling them is ‘too complicated’

In a twist of un-environmentally friendly irony, Uber has decided to send thousands of Jump hire bikes straight to the dump because it says it’s too complicated to give them away. Yes, you should be angered by this. According to The Verge, Uber confirmed in a statement that it would be recycling many of Jump’s older ebike and scooter models after transferring many of the newer models to Jump’s new owners, Lime. Instead, that doesn’t exactly seem to be what’s happening. [Read: Here’s how many cyclists it takes to charge a Tesla as fast as a Supercharger] Images of Jump…

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