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OGO Scooters to keep scooting until the snow comes in Kelowna

Over 16,000 trips have been taken on OGO Scooters since its launch in July
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OGO Scooters, the first available rideshare scooters in Kelowna, made their debut in Kelowna on July 12. (Mackenzie Britton - sa国际传媒)

OGO Scooterssa国际传媒 first summer in Kelowna has been deemed a success and the electric scooter ride-sharing program isnsa国际传媒檛 going anywhere until Mother Nature says so.

sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檒l see how it plays out here,sa国际传媒 said OGO Scooterssa国际传媒 co-owner Chris Szydlowski.

sa国际传媒淚t hasnsa国际传媒檛 been the greatest fall but things can always turn around there. Today (Thursday) seems like a sunny day so far.sa国际传媒

Since the operation began on July 12, the company has seen over 13,000 users register in the app and over 16,000 rides.

Szydlowski said theysa国际传媒檙e becoming familiar with peoplesa国际传媒檚 travel patterns and how the scooters are being used.

sa国际传媒淲e come downtown in the morning sometimes to drop off scooters and people are waiting for them,sa国际传媒 he said.

sa国际传媒淭heysa国际传媒檒l park their car and take a scooter to commute.sa国际传媒

OGO is also working with post-secondary institutions in the area to provide an eco-friendly way to get around campus.

sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檙e in discussions right now with Okanagan College to bring scooters to the campus and wesa国际传媒檙e also trying to connect with UBCO,sa国际传媒 said Szydlowski.

OGO plans to keep on scooting until the snow begins to fall.

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