> Wouldn't you then get to a situation where x gets a bird, takes it home, charges it, uses it the next day, essentially creating a rental model where each scoo

> Wouldn't you then get to a situation where x gets a bird, takes it home, charges it, uses it the next day, essentially creating a rental model where each scooter is used by one person a day? As I recall, Bird uses Xiaomi Mi scooters, which cost ~$500 retail. Even if the credit is high enough that Bird only makes $1 / weekday off the person "renting" the scooter like that, it would still only take 2 years to pay the cost of the scooter, so that "rental" model would probably work fine.