https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/01/05/scooter-not-enough-for-you-you-could-rent-an-electric-moped-in-oakland-very-soon/ > OAKLAND — If you love zipping around Oakland on an electric scooter, but want something with a little more power, keep your eye out for sleek black and baby blue mopeds that could soon show up on the city’s streets. > Revel, a New York-based tech startup that rents Vespa-like electric motorcycles to riders through a smartphone app, has applied for a permit to bring its vehicles to Oakland.