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Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by mrarjen on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @05:45AM (#17124763)
I think some better vetting of hunters and maybe capping the amount of people for area's to hunt for them would be a start? Seems now it's a wild west when it comes to who gets at them first.
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Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by chrisseaton on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @06:29AM (#17124930)
> Seems now it's a wild west when it comes to who gets at them first.

Why’s that a problem for the companies though?

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Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by croon on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @06:52AM (#17125007)
If your company decides on a PR stunt on 5th avenue by spraying the streets full of dollar bills, creating a riot, I'm pretty sure you're liable.
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Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @08:01AM (#17125270)
They end up paying more to recovery people than they're earning from people renting the things and after a few recoveries, more than the scooters are worth.
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Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by chrisseaton on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @08:38AM (#17125453)
Why does it cost you more if people are competing? I think you only pay the successful one.
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