There's a new way to get around town starting Tuesday as Bird scooters make their debut in Sacramento. The new scooters will be competing with the red Jump scooters and the bright-green Lime scooters already in use in the city. An estimated 250 Bird scooters will be available. The black scooters will be left at various locations and you will be able to find them by downloading the app.The electric scooters cost $1 to hop on and activate and 29 cents a minute after that.The company says the scooters are another option for people wanting to ditch their cars and help the environment.In total, there are now about 2,000 e-bikes and e-scooters available for rental in Sacramento. | MORE | Sacramento cracks down on electric bike and scooter violations

There's a new way to get around town starting Tuesday as Bird scooters make their debut in Sacramento.


The new scooters will be competing with the red Jump scooters and the bright-green Lime scooters already in use in the city.

An estimated 250 Bird scooters will be available. The black scooters will be left at various locations and you will be able to find them by downloading the app.

The electric scooters cost $1 to hop on and activate and 29 cents a minute after that.

The company says the scooters are another option for people wanting to ditch their cars and help the environment.

In total, there are now about 2,000 e-bikes and e-scooters available for rental in Sacramento.

| MORE | Sacramento cracks down on electric bike and scooter violations