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> but I don't see any added value that bikes don't provide already. Really? There's a motor. So it can go faster, accelerate more quickly, and you can go longe
by staticassertion 4y ago
> but I don't see any added value that bikes don't provide already.
Really? There's a motor. So it can go faster, accelerate more quickly, and you can go longer distances.
> Penetration would need to be way higher for the business to actually scale.
Why? If you have those 3 cities you're already dealing with 10s of millions of potential customers.
- manuelabeledo 4y ago> Really? There's a motor. Rental bikes may also be electric. Madrid does this very effectively. > If you have those 3 cities you're already dealing with 10s of millions of potential customers That would be the 100% penetration scenario, which is not realistic by any metric, especially in Boston and NYC where they already have strong and efficient public transportation networks.
- staticassertion 4y agoOK when you say "bike" I don't think "electric bike". If you're saying "electric scooters are not better than electric bikes" I don't really disagree.