![]() ![]() Driving requirements ĭrivers must be 18 or older, have a valid license, and pay a $5 fee for the verification. All Revel mopeds are registered with the DMV and have license plates. They are equipped with two helmets which Revel says are cleaned every two or three days. The batteries are replaced by Revel employees when they need to be recharged. They weigh about 200 lb (91 kg), are powered by 2 lithium-ion batteries, and have a range of 60 mi (97 km) with a top speed of 30 mph (48 km/h). Revel's mopeds are manufactured by a Chinese company called NIU and sell for between $3000 and $5000 retail. As of early April 2021, Revel also operates in Miami, Florida, and in the city of San Francisco, California, after exiting nearby Oakland and Berkeley in 2021. In February 2021, Revel expanded its product line by offering monthly electric bike subscriptions to residents of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. The mopeds it uses are not owned by the company rather, outside companies buy the mopeds and lease them to Revel. In Washington they employ a further 30 employees. Īs of June 2019, Revel has about 40 employees in New York, all full-time with insurance and benefits. Their first crash was reported the same weekend. with a pilot program of 400 mopeds compared with a total of 5,600 other bikes and scooters from other sharing companies. On August 16, 2019, Revel expanded to Washington, D.C. In July 2018 it started with a 10-month pilot in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens with 68 scooters, eventually replacing them with 1,000 new scooters in the space of one week in May 2019. Revel was founded in 2018 by Frank Reig who serves as CEO and Paul Suhey who serves as COO. Founded in 2018 by Frank Reig and Paul Suhey, it first started with a small pilot program in New York, later growing its fleet size in New York and expanding into Washington, D.C. Revel is a dockless electric moped sharing startup based in New York City. New York City couple on a Revel scooter in 2019 ![]()
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