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Have you ever wondered how long these scooters by Bird, Lime, Lyft all last, considering all the abuse they get? Apparently not long at all.
I initially heard these rugged scooters will stay on the streets for over 10 months, but this articles says 3 months:
E-scooter company Bird, one of several companies with fleets of scooters deployed around the Washington, D.C. region, said when it first hit the streets two years ago, the consumer-grade scooters it was using lasted three months, at best, because of the abuse and constant use the e-scooters were getting.
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2019/05/how-long-do-those-e-scooters-last-not-long/
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Depending on the city, they last a lot less than a few months. The National average is around 40 days. I wrote an article about e-scooters for Rideguru to be published on Friday, the economics of the industry is worse than rideshare.
Only 40 days? That's incredible. If I remember correctly, those scooters cost thousands of dollars.
and they charge like $2 a ride.
Mass purchasing power cuts the cost to around 700 for Bird, Lime and others. Average ride is a lot higher than 2 dollars. $1 to unluck and 15 cents a minute. It adds up but there are a lot of costs involved such as charging, maintenance, insurance etc. Considering they only last around 40 days, it’s a horrible business model.
Thanks.
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/the-micro-mobility-trend-the-economics-of-it-the-effect-on-rideshare-drivers-part-i
This article says less than a month:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/01/how-long-do-those-electric-scooters-actually-last/
Check out this screenshot. This is Santa Monica CA, only on the Uber pax app, add to that Bird, Lime, Wheels and Lyft, there are more scooters than humans in a two square mile area.![]()
This is what the users see? Wow.
What do the different colors mean?
Read the article I wrote for RG, it's worth yiur time.
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/the-micro-mobility-trend-the-economics-of-it-the-effect-on-rideshare-drivers-part-i
What garbage. $1B valuation. hehehe.
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/the-micro-mobility-trend-the-economics-of-it-the-effect-on-rideshare-drivers-part-i