Revel mopeds will soon be a case of now you see it, now you don’t. In less than two weeks the rentals will be a thing of the past, not only in New York City, but across the country.

Officials with the Brooklyn-based company said due to a decline in ridership, Nov. 18 will mark the final day the company will offer shared mopeds that people can rent.


What You Need To Know

  • Brooklyn-based Revel will end rentals of its mopeds Nov. 18 due to a decline in ridership 

  • Revel will focus its attention on worker-operated ride shares and fast-charging electric stations for the public

  • Lyft said it will more than double its fleet of CitiBike e-bikes

Chima Atufunwa of Williamsburg said he is feeling relieved.

“Personally, I’m kinda glad,” said Atufunwa. “People were not great using them, riding them on the sidewalks, not really paying attention to traffic.”

Revel got its start about five years ago as a small Bushwick storefront with 68 electric mopeds. Its decision to eliminate its moped rentals nationwide coincides with formal word that Lyft will soon be doubling the number of e-bikes that are part of its CitiBike fleet in New York City.

“Nothing is worse than going up to a dock and there’s no e-bikes available, so I’m glad to hear it,” said CitiBike user Quinn Scanlon.

“Definitely prefer the e-biked over a normal bikes,” said CitiBike user Grace Nash. “But I obviously would, of course, use a normal bike as well. I feel like I see people around with e-bikes more, city e-bikes, than regular bikes.”

Lyft’s decision comes just a week after single-day CitiBike ridership tallied 161,422 rides for the first time in the company’s history.

Over the next month, Revel said the decommissioned mopeds will be sent to recycling facilities.

The company also said it plans to fully focus on its worker-operated rideshare service, as well as its fast-charging stations for the public.