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This is probably better than bikes. I don’t sweat using them and they occupy much less space than a bike too. However they need to be charged after every use. H
by yalogin 9y ago
This is probably better than bikes. I don’t sweat using them and they occupy much less space than a bike too. However they need to be charged after every use. How is that achieved?
- LyndsySimon 9y agoI'm in Santa Monica at the moment and encountered these scooters for the first time upon my arrival. I've been paying attention to how they're used by people and where I see them, and playing around with their app. I've no particular reason for doing so, other than base curiosity. Leaving my hotel one morning this week, around 6:30am and before commuter traffic had really started, I noticed there were eight of their scooters line up just outside the exit of the hotel. I maid a point to walk by other hotels on the way to work and about half seemed to have them outside. By 8 or so, they were gone. So, to answer your question: I assume there are a bunch of couriers or "Field Agent" style gig employees that walk around the downtown and collect them, and that they have an app that shows the last known location of each one. I also assume that there is a van somewhere that picks them up once they're collected, takes them somewhere to charge at night, and then drops them off at hotels and transit stops before the morning rush begins.
- brendoncrawford 9y agoAFAIK, people are paid to charge them in their homes.
- LyndsySimon 9y agoIf they aren't, that's a really good idea.
- martinpw 9y agoYes, in the app there is a an option "Become a Charger" which says: [...] charge Birds at your home or office. Earn up to $100/night. $5 per battery, up to 20 birds
- yalogin 9y agoA charge cannot last all day right? It must be charged periodically. I would be suprised if it does not require a charge after every use.
- traek 9y agoBe surprised, because they do not require a charge after every use.