For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower
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For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower
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#2I just returned from Brazil and Argentina and yes these E-Bikes are everywhere
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#3I wonder why is still anyone NOT using e-bikes for delivery. This is the lowest hanging fruit ever. No charging issues (just a normal wall socket is more than enough), no range issues - trips are short and battery can be swapped by a person in seconds to the one that was charging. Almost zero running costs compared to a two-stroke.
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#4Small off-topic, I see those boxed backpacks and think of their shoulders. On motorbike the box rests in the back of the seat but here all the weight is in the shoulders.
People who have done some mountain hiking knows that the weight of the backpack should be mostly in the waist, thanks to the waist belt (sorry if I don't use the right term, I've done most my hiking in Spanish ;) ).
I don't know how weight distribution would differ from walking but with some research perhaps they could carry more while staying more comfortable.
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#5Over here in Bengaluru, our quick commerce folks seem to prefer Yulu bikes.
They are small, nimble, low powered electric scooters with a decent carrying capacity, whose biggest advantage is _cheap_.
If you ask anyone other than the delivery folks, the yulu drivers are a menace, as they break the already fragile equilibrium that is Bengaluru traffic.
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#6I wonder why is still anyone NOT using e-bikes for delivery. This is the lowest hanging fruit ever. No charging issues (just a normal wall socket is more than enough), no range issues - trips are short and battery can be swapped by a person in seconds to the one that was charging. Almost zero running costs compared to a two-stroke.
up front costs compared to non powered bike maybe?
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#7Food delivery is some of the lowest quality and highest danger work with the least options for matriculating into a better position.
This article is written from a very colonial perspective. I wonder if the authors have pondered that.
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#8I wonder why is still anyone NOT using e-bikes for delivery. This is the lowest hanging fruit ever. No charging issues (just a normal wall socket is more than enough), no range issues - trips are short and battery can be swapped by a person in seconds to the one that was charging. Almost zero running costs compared to a two-stroke.
Not the majority at all, but some people like me do it for fun :)
Re: For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower
#9Small off-topic, I see those boxed backpacks and think of their shoulders. On motorbike the box rests in the back of the seat but here all the weight is in the shoulders. People who have done some mountain hiking knows that the weight of the backpack should be mostly in the waist, thanks to the waist belt (sorry if I don't use the right term, I've done most my hiking in Spanish ;) ). I don't know how weight distribut…
> I've done most my hiking in Spanish
That's genuinely impressive, I've done most of my hiking in silence /s
I know what you meant though.
Re: For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower
#10Small off-topic, I see those boxed backpacks and think of their shoulders. On motorbike the box rests in the back of the seat but here all the weight is in the shoulders. People who have done some mountain hiking knows that the weight of the backpack should be mostly in the waist, thanks to the waist belt (sorry if I don't use the right term, I've done most my hiking in Spanish ;) ). I don't know how weight distribut…
Agree with your points about load distribution assuming the weight isn't trivial. Instead of waist, the common term in English would be hips/hipbelt.