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One issue discussed a lot here which I think is not mentioned in the article (I read it really quickly) is that those are not really helping the environnement.
by forty 4y ago
One issue discussed a lot here which I think is not mentioned in the article (I read it really quickly) is that those are not really helping the environnement. Those e-scooters have ridiculous lifetime (creating trash and pollution to build new ones) and also they (used to?) give money to anyone who would charge the scooter (so they don't have to hire someone to do it). The result that some people were doing it for a living, using a truck containing a diesel generator to go charge all the scooter in the city, which probably made the overall carbon footprint of using scooter even worse than a car...
- simfree 4y agoCan you provide any citations for chargers using diesel generators? The batteries on these scooters don't charge quickly, and running charging cables in the bed of a truck would likely be pretty problematic considering none of the connectors are locking (one tug and your unplugged).
- forty 4y agoHere is the first article I found (in french but there are videos) https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/article/des-trottinettes-rechargees-avec-des-generateurs-a-essence-la-mairie-de-paris-s-indigne_144241.html https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/article/des-trottine... There is no truck indeed, I might have been mistaken with something else, not sure.