Electric Scooter Cleaning: Expanding Beyond Bicycles

cycleWASH Engineering
2026-04-06T14:27:58+02:00

How automated washing extends to e-scooter fleets — reducing maintenance costs by 50%.

Frequently asked questions

Can cycleWASH safely wash e-scooters?

Yes. The cycleWASH Pro is rated for vehicles up to 140kg and 2.2m length, which covers all commercial e-scooter models (Bird, Lime, TIER, Voi, Dott, Superpedestrian, Segway-Ninebot). The IPX5-rated control panel survives daily wash cycles without ingress.

Do batteries need removal first?

No. All modern shared e-scooters ship with IP54 or better battery ratings. The cycleWASH workflow uses pressure under 2 bar, well within the tested envelope — we have verified no-damage operation on 40,000+ scooter-wash cycles across four operators.

How long does a scooter wash take?

90 seconds per vehicle, identical to bike cycle time. Swarm cleaning of 20 scooters takes about 30 minutes of machine time plus queue management. Most operators schedule this as a batch task at end of depot shift.

Can operators mix bike and scooter subscriptions?

Yes. The SPIRIT app recognizes vehicle type via RFID or QR scan at start and meters accordingly. Many hybrid fleets use a unified per-vehicle-per-month subscription price regardless of form factor.

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Wash scooters and bikes on one station

The cycleWASH Pro handles e-scooters up to 140kg and bikes up to 2.2m with the same one-button workflow. Shared-mobility operators use one station for both fleets.

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