Can Bird build a better scooter before running out of money?

The company has also raised prices for its staple-free commodity in America's cities. Runners have already paid a dollar to unlock a scooter, then a flat rate of 15 cents per minute of driving. At the moment, per minute taxes have risen to 25 cents in Los Angeles and Austin, 29 cents in Baltimore and 33 cents in Detroit and Charlotte. In other cities such as Bloomington, Indiana, and Charlottesville, Virginia, rates have dropped to 10 cents a minute.