Why scooters and e-bikes will soon be harder to find

We close the year with an homage to a flightless Bird. Not the penguin nor the emu, but the pioneering scooter and bike company, which filed for bankruptcy last week. If you’ve visited a major city in the past five years, you’ve probably seen Bird’s black-and-white scooters all over the place — perhaps even one or two being driven on the sidewalk. Now the company is in the same position that its scooters are often left in: tipped over on the ground and obviously in need of repair.