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Here’s Why We Started Here, and Where We’re Headed Next
In December 2025, Pinge opened its mobility scooter rental platform to the public, starting in Tallinn. You can now rent an eTricycle 2 for a trip, a recovery period, or an event, have it delivered to your door, and send it back when you’re done. No license, no showroom visit required.
This post is about why we built it, how it works, and how we’re deciding where to take it next.
The problem: renting a mobility scooter shouldn’t be harder than renting a car
If you’ve ever searched for a mobility scooter rental in Estonia, you’ve probably noticed the gap. Tallinn has plenty of e-scooter apps for able-bodied riders — Bolt, Tuul, and others — built for short hops around the city center. None of them are built for someone who actually needs a stable, comfortable mobility aid: a parent visiting with a knee that doesn’t do cobblestones anymore, a tourist managing a chronic condition, someone three weeks out from surgery who still wants to get outside.
The handful of providers that do rent mobility scooters tend to carry the same problem we built Pinge to fix in the first place: clinical-looking equipment, rigid pickup windows, and a process that feels like borrowing medical equipment rather than booking a normal travel service.
We think renting a mobility aid should feel as easy as renting a bike. That’s the gap the rental platform closes.
What the Pinge rental platform actually does
The rental platform lets you book an eTricycle 2 — our vertically-folding, EU-certified electric tricycle — for however long you need it:
- Short-term, for trips and events. Day, weekend, or week-long rentals for tourists and visitors who want to explore Tallinn’s Old Town, the seaside promenade, or Kadriorg without rationing their energy.
- Recovery and temporary mobility needs. Post-surgery, injury, or any period where you need reliable mobility for a few weeks, not a few hours.
- Delivery to where you are. Hotel, vacation rental, or arrival point in Tallinn — you book online, we bring the tricycle to you and collect it when the rental ends.
It runs as a partnership with motion4rent, who handle the booking and fulfilment infrastructure, with our Tallinn-based team managing local handoffs, delivery, and support. That combination is what let us launch with proper coverage from day one instead of a half-built pilot.
If you’re not sure renting is the right call yet, our free home trial is the lower-commitment option — same tricycle, no rental fee, just a chance to try before you decide.
Why Tallinn first
Three reasons, all practical rather than symbolic:
- It’s where our team and service network already are. Our technician and delivery operations are based in Tallinn, so we could launch with real local support instead of a remote call center.
- It’s a genuine test market. Tallinn’s Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site with cobblestones, hills, and a steady flow of visitors who hit exactly the mobility friction we’re solving for. If the model works here, it tells us something real.
- It lets us prove utilization before we scale. Rental only makes financial sense once a fleet is actually being used. Tallinn is where we can get that utilization data fastest and cheapest, before committing capital to a second city.
Where we’re expanding next — and how we’ll decide
We don’t have a fixed list of “next five cities.” Deliberately. Our expansion rule is simple: we go where our clients are already asking us to go.
In practice that means we’re watching three signals:
- Direct demand. Repeat questions from the same region — hotel concierges, tour operators, or returning customers asking if we serve their city.
- Existing distribution. We already have a presence across the Baltics through partner channels, so expanding rental coverage to Riga or Vilnius is a shorter step than starting from zero.
- Partnership fit. motion4rent operates beyond Estonia, so cities where that partnership already has infrastructure are a natural next move.
If you’re a hotel, tour operator, or accessibility organization outside Tallinn and you think your city needs this, that’s exactly the signal we’re listening for — tell us, and you become part of how we decide. The same applies if you’re running a venue or fleet operation rather than a single rental: take a look at our B2B fleet solutions for hospitality, parks, and accessibility-focused venues.
How to book
- Visit the rental page and choose your dates.
- Tell us where to deliver — hotel, apartment, or arrival point in Tallinn.
- We bring the eTricycle 2 to you, fully charged, with a short orientation.
- Ride for the length of your booking. We collect it when you’re done.
Want to see the tricycle itself first? Check out the eTricycle 2 for the full specs.
FAQ
Do I need a license to rent a Pinge mobility scooter? No. The eTricycle 2 requires no special license or training. We provide a short orientation at delivery.
How long can I rent for? From a single day up to several weeks, depending on availability. Short-term rentals suit trips and events; longer rentals suit recovery and temporary mobility needs.
Is delivery included? Delivery within Tallinn is available to your hotel, accommodation, or arrival point. Check the rental page for current delivery terms and pricing.
Will Pinge rental be available outside Tallinn? We’re expanding based on where clients and partners tell us it’s needed next, prioritizing the Baltic region first. If you’d like rental in your city, get in touch — that’s how we decide.
What if I’m considering buying instead of renting? Try the free home trial first, or rent for your immediate need and roll the cost toward a purchase later — ask our team about trade-up options.
Pinge builds, rents, and services light electric vehicles for people who depend on them. Our rental platform launched in Tallinn in December 2025, with expansion planned across the Baltics based on partner and client demand.