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> The apparent life span varied between models. The Xiaomi m365 — the consumer model with which Bird first launched — averaged 124 days on the street. The two S
by siruncledrew 7y ago
> The apparent life span varied between models. The Xiaomi m365 — the consumer model with which Bird first launched — averaged 124 days on the street. The two Segway models, the ESB and ESX, diverged in their reliability: The simpler ESB averaged 155 days, while the ESX, ostensibly more advanced with a longer battery life and easier-to-service parts, lasted only 82 days on average. Bird Zeros averaged only 116 days.
That’s surprisingly bad these scooters can’t even last 6 months. I’m more skeptical how environmentally friendly these scooter startups actually are if battery-powered scooters are getting tossed (in some way) after such a short service life.
Aside:
This reminded me of the Chinese bike sharing graveyard pictures: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversupply-in-china-huge-piles-of-abandoned-and-broken-bicycles/556268/ https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversup...