The mobility and ride-sharing application Beat announced to its users that it will stop providing service in Mexico, Peru and Argentina as of 00:00 on November 9, so there will be one less option in a market dominated by Uber and Didi.
“After 11 years since its foundation in Greece and millions of trips, we regret to inform you that we will stop operating in Peru, Mexico and Argentina from midnight on Wednesday, November 9, 2022”, says a message from Beat sent by email to its users.
After this date, it will not be possible to make trips with our application. However, heThe accounts of our users will continue to be active until December 7, 2022After this date, our app will no longer be available”, he adds.
Beat was founded in 2011 and is part of the FREE NOW group, the joint venture of BMW and Daimler. The startup’s services were available in Greece, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.
The private transportation platform arrived in Mexico City at the beginning of 2019, where the Uber and Didi apps compete in this market in one of the most populous cities in the world.
In 2020, introduced a fleet of Tesla Model 3 electric cars for trips in Mexico Cityas part of its campaign to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.
The “Beat Tesla” service was its main differentiator from its competitors, and it was common to see a Tesla from the Greek startup somewhere in CDMX. Later, it also introduced electric cars from the Chinese company JAC.
Beat added that, if users have available credit in their accounts, the amounts will be transferred to the payment method they have registered.
“We want to take this opportunity to thank you for trusting Beat as your mobility application. We loved being able to carry them around town all these years!” the startup said in its farewell message.
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