Neuron offers frontline NZ health workers free e-scooter use

E-scooter operator Neuron Mobility is providing free monthly passes to support indispensable frontline health workers in New Zealand to help get them where they are needed most.

The initiative has been launched to coincide with the new national lockdown in New Zealand, and will support efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the cities where Neuron operates.

Neuron’s e-scooters – recognised as a form of essential transport — will be positioned so they can be better used by public health workers, in recognition that most do not have the option to work from home.

“We want to show our sincere gratitude to public health professionals as they continue to travel to work every day to care for people, while many of us have the option to work from home,” Neuron Mobility chief executive Zachary Wang says.

“During these difficult times we remain even more focused on providing a safe, efficient and socially-distanced transport option for those people that absolutely must travel, including those on the frontline of the pandemic.”

Frontline health workers will be able to activate the free monthly pass through the latest version of Neuron’s user-friendly app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. Registration takes minutes, with health workers required to visit the “Rates & Passes” page and verify their work email address to redeem their free or discounted monthly pass. Then a Neuron e-scooter can be unlocked and ridden immediately.

In a further effort to support the community’s response to the current pandemic, Neuron recently launched an initiative to assist the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

It committed $100,000 to help more New Zealanders get vaccinated, providing 10,000 riders with free transport to go towards receiving their COVID-19 vaccination. This promotion is still active and can be redeemed when the vaccination roll-out resumes, in line with the New Zealand Government’s guidelines.

Neuron has implemented a range of cutting-edge antiviral measures to protect riders too.

The company has teams on the ground with hospital-grade disinfectant to keep its e-scooters and helmets germ-free.

The app has reminders for riders to sanitise their hands after completing a journey, and every trip is logged to help with contact tracing if required.