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Here are some estimates: https://oversharing.substack.com/p/shared-scooters-dont-last-long https://oversharing.substack.com/p/shared-scooters-dont-last... The
by 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.