Purposes for usage

• Compared to Wave Two, more respondents are using rental e-scooters for commuting, to reach a leisure destination, visiting friends and family, and shopping
• The most common journey respondents make by rental e-scooter is to reach a leisure destination, with 54% making this journey a few times a month or more
• The proportion of respondents who travel frequently (a few times a month or more) by rental e-scooter for enjoyment / fun has slightly decreased since Wave Two, whilst the proportion of those who travel frequently by rental e-scooter to commute for work or education has increased since Wave Two – almost a fifth use rental e-scooters to commute weekly
• The most common purpose frequent travellers use rental e-scooters at least a few times a week remains commuting for work or education since Wave Two
• The proportion of frequent travellers who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a week or more for enjoyment / fun has decreased slightly since Wave Two

Trial users – from top to bottom: W2 (580), W3 (259) | W2 (579), W3 (258) | W2 (579), W3 (258) | W2 (575), W3 (257) | W2 (581), W3 (258) | W2 (576), W3 (258)

This chart shows that in terms of frequency of e-scooter usage and the purposes of this usage
With the purpose to reach a leisure destination
During wave two, 1% of respondents say every day, 3% say most days, 7% say a few times a week, 35% say a few times a month, 22% say just once and 32% say never
During wave three, 1% of respondents say every day, 3% say most days, 8% say a few times a week, 42% say a few times a month, 19% say just once and 28% say never
With the purpose to ride for enjoyment and or fun
During wave two, 2% of respondents say every day, 5% say most days, 8% say a few times a week, 37% say a few times a month, 30% say just once and 18% say never
During wave three, 2% of respondents say every day, 3% say most days, 7% say a few times a week, 38% say a few times a month, 29% say just once and 21% say never
With the purpose of commuting for work and or education
During wave two, 2% of respondents say every day, 5% say most days, 8% say a few times a week, 18% say a few times a month, 12% say just once and 55% say never
During wave three, 3% of respondents say every day, 6% say most days, 10% say a few times a week, 25% say a few times a month, 10% say just once and 46% say never
With the purpose of visiting friends and or family
During wave two, 1% of respondents say every day, 2% say most days, 5% say a few times a week, 28% say a few times a month, 19% say just once and 46% say never
During wave three, 1% of respondents say every day, 5% say most days, 6% say a few times a week, 33% say a few times a month, 20% say just once and 35% say never
With the purpose of going out for food
During wave two, 1% of respondents say every day, 3% say most days, 8% say a few times a week, 32% say a few times a month, 18% say just once and 38% say never
During wave three, 1% of respondents say every day, 3% say most days, 8% say a few times a week, 32% say a few times a month, 18% say just once and 38% say never
With the purpose of shopping
During wave two, 1% of respondents say every day, 1% say most days, 6% say a few times a week, 21% say a few times a month, 17% say just once and 54% say never
During wave three, 1% of respondents say every day, 4% say most days, 5% say a few times a week, 26% say a few times a month, 18% say just once and 46% say never

Base: Frequent travellers (those who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) – from top to bottom: W2 (194), W3 (114) | W2 (198), W3 (128) | W2 (204), W3 (101) | W2 (266), W3 (137) | W2 (170), W3 (93) | W2 (249), W3 (114)

This chart shows that in terms of frequency of frequent e-scooter users and the purposes of this usage
With the purpose of commuting for work and or education
During Wave two, 7% of frequent users say every day, 14% say most days, 24% say a few times a week and 55% say a few times a month
During Wave three, 7% of frequent users say every day, 13% say most days, 22% say a few times a week and 58% say a few times a month
With the purpose to ride for enjoyment and or fun
During Wave two, 5% of frequent users say every day, 9% say most days, 15% say a few times a week and 72% say a few times a month
During Wave three, 5% of frequent users say every day, 6% say most days, 13% say a few times a week and 76% say a few times a month
With the purpose of going out for food
During Wave two, 2% of frequent users say every day, 5% say most days, 14% say a few times a week and 79% say a few times a month
During Wave three, 2% of frequent users say every day, 7% say most days, 11% say a few times a week and 80% say a few times a month
With the purpose to reach a leisure destination
During Wave two, 2% of frequent users say every day, 7% say most days, 14% say a few times a week and 77% say a few times a month
During Wave three, less that 1% of frequent users say every day, 5% say most days, 15% say a few times a week and 79% say a few times a month
With the purpose of shopping
During Wave two, 2% of frequent users say every day, 4% say most days, 22% say a few times a week and 72% say a few times a month
During Wave three, 1% of frequent users say every day, 11% say most days, 15% say a few times a week and 73% say a few times a month
With the purpose of visiting friends and or family
During Wave two, 2% of frequent users say every day, 7% say most days, 18% say a few times a week and 73% say a few times a month
During Wave three, less than 1% of frequent users say every day, 12% say most days, 13% say a few times a week and 74% say a few times a month