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Are these things not valuable? I was wondering how they don't get grabbed up by the dozen and scrapped for parts.
by foobarian 4y ago
Are these things not valuable? I was wondering how they don't get grabbed up by the dozen and scrapped for parts.
- balls187 4y agoThey have gps tracking. While petty criminals probably steal and scrap them, turning it into some sort of enterprise seems like it would not be worth the ease of being caught.
- yardie 4y agoI can't remember the blog but I read somewhere (IIRC) a e-scooter needs about 45 days to break even. So if 1 scooter can survive 2 months on the street it's a net profit. Also, these things are ubiquitous enough that there is no demand and the internal parts are customized so that you can't break it down for resale. Early rideshare models were rebadged Ninebot and Xiaomi scooters. And you could replace the motherboard. They learned their lesson and almost everything is bespoke.