It says "Free Rides Package" and "Bird Service Center", but there's zero detail on what either of these means. Anyone know? It feels like those might a decent portion of why the price is so high, but can't say.
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#12Is it just me or is this being offered at a 1000% markup or so?
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#13I wonder how that works in practice. The scooter looks like a Bird scooter and is branded with Bird logos. If you leave it anywhere, won't people take it and try to ride it?
They could be physically stolen but not operated.
The problem is that it seems that people (not most, but sizable enough in my city that I used to see it everyday) seem to be okay with vandalizing the scooters. I can only think they’re more ready to do it belongs to a big company rather than someone personally.
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#14> "give your commute a higher purpose with zero carbon emissions." Can people please stop claiming electric vehicles are zero emissions?
Why should they? What sort of emissions do electric vehicles have? I suspect you'll say that generating electricity causes emissions, which is only true in some cases
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#15I'm sorry but at 1.3K i was expecting a bit more, or maybe i'm just off but that price looks high to me.
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#16> "give your commute a higher purpose with zero carbon emissions." Can people please stop claiming electric vehicles are zero emissions?
Why should they? What sort of emissions do electric vehicles have? I suspect you'll say that generating electricity causes emissions, which is only true in some cases
One of the bigger arguments is also in the production itself can be not very eco-friendly, eg: creating the batteries themselves.
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#17I wonder how that works in practice. The scooter looks like a Bird scooter and is branded with Bird logos. If you leave it anywhere, won't people take it and try to ride it?
Yes. My friend has the same Xiaomi Mi scooter that Bird uses, and we're in a busy Bird market. He usually parks it within line of sight and often has to pester riders to quit trying to ride it away. In one case, a Bird charger took it (assuming it was broken) and he had to trace it back via a GPS tracker he installed.
Even though it's very obvious it's not a Bird (no labeling, doesn't have the large box on the handlebars, doesn't show up on Bird's map) people assume its a Bird scooter anyway and start fiddling with the controls.
Now he U-bolts it to bike stands, and now riders leave it alone in confusion.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why should they? What sort of emissions do electric vehicles have? I suspect you'll say that generating electricity causes emissions, which is only true in some cases
One of the bigger arguments is also in the production itself can be not very eco-friendly, eg: creating the batteries themselves.
That’s not a commute issue though.
Not saying it’s okay, but it’s a valid statement.
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#19Is it just me or is this being offered at a 1000% markup or so?
Looks more like 200%-400% to me.
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#20I'm sorry but at 1.3K i was expecting a bit more, or maybe i'm just off but that price looks high to me.
That price is high. If you go to Alibaba or Aliexpress you can find the same scooters for $400-500 or if you buy them bulk around $250-$300