Lime and Bird are growing rapidly

Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by paulddraper on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:26PM (#18594649)

Even so, this is still a win.

1. Scooters use far less energy than larger vehicles.

2. Generating energy from fossil fuels can be done more efficiently at a power plant than in a small engine.

3. When power generation is centralized, it is easier to substitute it for better, more efficient forms in the future.

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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by sonofaplum on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:33PM (#18594694)

does this calculus still work if each scooter only lasts 3 months, as is stated in the article?

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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by lingzb on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:39PM (#18594730)

That is a legit concern. Hopefully, they engineer these scooters to be more durable over time. Also, hopefully user etiquette improves over time as well so people abuse these scooters less, resulting in far longer life spans.

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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by ams6110 on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @02:06AM (#18597029)

I think if anything the etiquette will get worse. I've already heard of people throwing bunches of them in dumpsters, then when the dumpster is picked up and compacted the batteries catch fire setting the entire load of garbage on fire.

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Re:Lime and Bird are growing rapidly by paulddraper on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @01:25PM (#18602141)

Maybe. Depends on the usage and alternatives.

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