A new e-scooter company is adding 1,000 vehicles to Salt Lake City's streets
by Carter Williams ksl · KSL.comKEY TAKEAWAYS
- Veo Micromobility launches 1,000 e-scooters in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
- Half of Veo's fleet features seated scooters as it joins the city's market.
- Veo replaces Spin under a five-year contract, joining Lime as city's two scooter options.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's capital city is getting a new e-scooter option, as a new competitor enters the realm to replace another provider.
Veo Micromobility plans to release more than 1,000 electric scooters across Salt Lake City beginning on Wednesday.
Approximately half of its fleet will feature its standing Astro scooter, which is similar to e-scooters that have been in the city for nearly a decade. The company's seated scooter model, Cosmo, will account for the rest of its fleet, offering a new option that company officials say offers riders "greater comfort and stability and an accessible way to get around."
"With half of our fleet made up of seated scooters, we're expanding access to shared transportation by giving more residents a comfortable, approachable way to get around. We look forward to partnering with the city to improve transportation options and make the city more accessible to all," said Jeff Hoover, Veo's director of government partnerships, in a statement.
The California-based company is introducing itself with a "Pioneer Pass" that offers up to 45 minutes of free riding per day through the end of the month. Rides in other cities it operates in typically cost $1 to begin and 39 center per minute to ride.
Wednesday also marks Veo's first day of its five-year operating agreement with Salt Lake City, replacing Spin scooters during the city's latest contract term, said Sofia Jeremias, spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City Department of Community and Neighborhoods.
Terms of the contract were not immediately disclosed.
In a statement to KSL, Jeremias explained Veo's commitment to creating a "more inclusive and accessible" shared mobility program and other elements of its pitch stood out during the recent bid process.
It joins Lime Micromobility as Salt Lake City's two scooter options, after Salt Lake City decided to narrow its e-scooter field to two operators shortly after the city's scooter boom in 2018 to help address complaints that also arose with the boom.
Over 278,000 trips totaling 284,090 miles were logged on scooters in 2025, according to city data. That was with half the number of scooters as in 2023, when over 1 million miles were logged.
Salt Lake City also has Greenbike, a nonprofit bike share program that debuted in 2013 and also celebrated its 1 millionth ride earlier this year. Combined, all three offer more transportation alternatives or at least first- and-last mile options in the city that seek to improve how people commute within the city.
"We want to improve convenience, accessibility and reliability of shared mobility devices and believe these companies will help us move towards that goal," Jeremias said. "The city is excited to better integrate shared mobility with other transportation forms over the period of this contract, helping people move through our city with ease, comfort and convenience."
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Carter Williams
Carter Williams is a reporter for KSL. He covers Salt Lake City, statewide transportation issues, outdoors, the environment and weather. He is a graduate of Southern Utah University.