“Before owning an e-bike, 55% of the respondents said they rode daily or weekly. After getting an e-bike, that number soared to 91% riding daily or weekly. More striking, 94% of non-cyclists rode daily or weekly after getting an e-bike”
Aug 27, 2018 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Chinese bikeshare firm @Mobike developed a new eBike from the ground up built for the sharing-first world.
One of the goals with the design was to have an "inviting appeal, not scaring riders off with technology".
Here are a few highlights:
The bike has 3 pedal-assist levels. It also has a 'throttle-only' mode where users don't have to pedal. Why? It may be to attract new riders who don't like traditional bike.
Pedal-assist range: 70 KM
Throttle-only range: 30 KM
Top speed: 20 km/h
Jul 30, 2018 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
A few initial thoughts and observations after watching the scooter pilot deployment in Portland:
- Nearly 50/50 split between male/female riders.
- Demand far exceeds supply.
- Scooter usage accelerates in areas with bike infra & slower speed limits.
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Bird launched in PDX on Thursday with 200 scooters:
Initial Bird “Nest” locations were scatted across inner Portland in downtown, NW, N, SE and S Portland.
Looking at the app data: it appeared most of the fleet was depleted of battery well before the 9PM cut off.
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Jun 18, 2018 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
Twelve companies submitted proposals to operate electric scooter share services in San Francisco. There's up to 5 permits for grab. Applicants include scooter OEMs, Startups and Rideshare firms.
Here's a tweetstorm summarizing highlights from all 12 proposals:
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Lime:
- Price: $1 to start + $0.15 per min
- Hours: 7AM - 8PM
- Avg 9 trips per scooter per day
- 24/7 multilingual phone support
- Proposed painting designated scooter parking
- Prototyping ability to detect sidewalk riding
- Integrate 311 reports
- Currently 30K vehicles in USA
