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> Electric scooters are expensive, repair and charging is expensive Citation needed, at least to convince me. I think they could significantly bring down the c

• romwell 7y ago
  >Citation needed Here's one supporting piece of evidence: >Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100
• bransonf 7y ago
  Here are some estimates: https://oversharing.substack.com/p/shared-scooters-dont-last-long https://oversharing.substack.com/p/shared-scooters-dont-last... These scooters are already at a fairly decent economy of production. Chinese factories are producing these in the thousands and companies are buying wholesale. The core technology (batteries especially) is expensive, full stop. I’m curious where you think they could save money in larger scales? That’s not even to mention to get larger scale, they need more consumer adoption. I don’t have reliable data for this, but anecdotally I’ll say consumer interest is stagnant, and that’s already at unprofitable/heavily incentivized margins.
• asdff 7y ago
  They cost $300. Maybe bird gets them for $200. Even if you cut the cost down to $100, that's still $100 a month per scooter to run the network. https://qz.com/1561654/how-long-does-a-scooter-last-less-than-a-month-louisville-data-suggests/ https://qz.com/1561654/how-long-does-a-scooter-last-less-tha...