Bird Global, Inc. announced the expansion of its micro-electric vehicle sharing service in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. The launch marks the debut of the company's shared e-assist bikes in the Netherlands and builds on Bird's recent e-assist bike permit awards and launches in Bordeaux, France, and Rome, Italy. As demand for micro-electric vehicles continues throughout Europe, Bird is scaling the availability of its bike-share service which complements its original e-scooter sharing offering.

Following the launch in the Netherlands, the company plans to apply its operations permit to deliver a bike-sharing service in Sesto Fiorentino, a town in the metropolitan area of Florence, Italy. The impending launch in Italy's eighth-largest city will further Bird's position as a leading micro-mobility provider in the country.