Focus Taiwan
Date: 01/21/2020
By: Han Ting-ting and Frances Huang

Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) iRent, one of the leading e-scooter sharing companies in Taiwan, said Tuesday that it is planning to take its service into Taoyuan soon, extending its reach to the last of the six largest cities in Taiwan.

The iRent service in Taoyuan will start after the seven-day Lunar New holiday, which ends on Jan. 29, the company said, but it did not give an exact date.

Currently, iRent e-scooters are available in Taipei and New Taipei in northern Taiwan, Taichung in central Taiwan, and Tainan and Kaohsiung in the south, five of the six municipalities in the country.

iRent is operated by Taiwan's largest car vendor Hotai Motor Co., which is a sales agent for Japan's Toyota Motor Corp.    [FULL  STORY]