As we expand across Europe, we’re making sure our growth reflects the climate goals that guide us, from a global 66.8% emissions intensity^[1] reduction in 2024 to our 2030 net zero target. That’s why our latest milestone matters: by switching to HVO100 (hydrotreated vegetable oil) for our European logistics activities, Lime is actively decarbonizing our supply chain.

HVO100 is a fuel made from 100% renewable, plant-based materials. By using this fuel, which is 90% lower carbon than diesel, to transport our vehicles and spare parts to more than 20 European cities, we have completed more than 355 low-carbon trucking hauls, covering 266,000 km and avoiding 155,525 kg of CO₂ along the way.

“Finding low-carbon shipping options is core to our mission and an integral part of our strategy to reach net zero. The team has done an incredible job finding partners who can deliver on this objective throughout Europe. As we deploy our emissions-free mobility solution to cities across the globe, it’s vital to ensure those vehicles get to the markets we serve with as few carbon emissions as possible, enhancing the sustainability value of our service.” - Andrew Savage, Vice President of Sustainability and founding team member at Lime

Building on a strong climate foundation

Our low-carbon trucking work is just one part of a much bigger climate journey—one that riders, cities and partners have helped shape.

In 2020, we announced an ambitious net-zero target, building on years of operational decarbonization. Since then, we have already achieved a 66.8% reduction in company-wide emissions intensity, thanks to initiatives such as:

• Transitioning to renewable energy at Lime facilities

• Using swappable batteries to keep vehicles in service longer and reduce operational impacts

• Designing custom vehicles to extend life and enable repair and refurbishment

• Sourcing lower-carbon materials for our vehicles, such as aluminum

• Expanding electric and lower-carbon logistics, from port-to-hub shipping to last-mile operations

If you’ve been following our progress, you might remember our updates on clean freight—including the rollout of electric trucks covering all port shipments across North America, and followed by the transition to 90% decarbonized port-to-hub shipping in Europe. We also joined the World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition to help drive industry-wide decarbonization and transformation in logistics.

Our latest progress builds directly on that foundation, demonstrating that scaling shared micromobility and scaling clean logistics can—and really should—go hand in hand.

Cleaner operations for greener cities

To help create greener cities, we’re transforming the systems that power our service. More vehicles in more cities mean more warehouse activity, more fleet rebalancing and more intra-city hauling. But it starts with getting vehicles and parts into the markets we serve. That’s precisely why our transportation logistics footprint matters so much to us.

By shifting key routes to electric and bio-based HVO100 trucks, we’re cutting emissions from one of the hardest-to-decarbonize parts of our business: freight transport.

The benefits ripple outward: cleaner air in dense urban areas, quieter streets and a logistics network that aligns with what cities are striving for—a safer, more climate-friendly future.

“As we drive to reduce carbon throughout our operations, from extensive repair and refurbishment to the utilization of electric operations vans, the delivery of vehicles from ports and distribution hubs on lower emissions vehicles is right in line with our efforts to decarbonize throughout the business. - Kaan Tas, General Manager of Lime in London

More progress, less carbon

Part of Lime’s mission is to change what urban transportation can be—sustainable, more efficient and better connected.

Our low-carbon trucking milestone is another step forward, but it’s far from the last. As more cities turn to micromobility to meet climate and congestion goals, we’ll continue pushing for smarter operations behind the scenes.

Because it shouldn’t just matter that you choose a greener way to move, it should matter how we move, too.

1. Measured in tCO2e/k ,,m