Shared e-scooters are disappearing in Lisbon
Carlos Moedas, mayor of Lisbon’s city council, announced the suspension of the city’s shared electric scooter system.
“It’s a shame and it will end.” With these words, Carlos Moedas, mayor of Lisbon’s city council, announced through a video posted on social media the suspension of Lisbon’s current shared electric scooter system.
According to Moedas, municipal services collect over 1200 units per month due to illegal parking. This year alone, around 9000 e-scooters have been seized.
We will suspend the current shared e-scooter system in Lisbon.
We want a Lisbon with free, safe, and accessible sidewalks where everyone can move around safely. https://t.co/AMiGvdGafe
— Carlos Moedas (@Moedas) October 15, 2026
What will change
"At the moment, what we are going to do is suspend the shared e-scooter service, and that’s what we have announced to these companies," the official said. The suspension still needs to be formally approved. The proposal is set to be discussed at a meeting of the Lisbon City Council scheduled for October 21. The city’s goal is to complete the removal of these vehicles by the end of January 2027.
The decision comes after the Automobile Club of Portugal (ACP) collected 20,000 valid signatures in September to push for a municipal referendum on the continuation of shared electric scooters in Lisbon. This number far exceeded the 5,000 signatures required. Here’s what was at stake:
Meanwhile, at the end of last month, proposals from the PSD (Social Democratic Party) and PS (Socialist Party) were approved by the Assembly of the Republic to strengthen safety rules for electric micromobility.
On another note, Moedas said he would “place more emphasis on bicycles.” “We already have 2,000 bicycles (Gira); we’ll continue to invest in them, as that’s the most important thing for us,” he concluded.
Lisbon joins other Portuguese cities that have decided to limit or eliminate this service. For example, Braga approved the suspension of shared e-scooters in June, with the removal of these bicycles from public spaces being completed at the end of August.