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Re:Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scoote... by waterfowl on Thursday May 28, 2020 @02:25PM (#23340590)
Unclear if they are charged by battery swapping or being taken to a third location -- but either way in a world where they'd sell them would they not include a charger?
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Re:Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scoote... by kube-system on Thursday May 28, 2020 @02:28PM (#23340626)
There are likely fewer chargers than bikes, and the chargers are not consumer friendly:

https://therideshareguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/7b019...

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Re:Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scoote... by akgerber on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:19PM (#23341252)
The motors likely use a relatively standard voltage/current & would very likely be amenable to a consumer e-bike battery— an expensive component, for sure, but much cheaper than a whole bike.
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Re:Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scoote... by waterfowl on Thursday May 28, 2020 @02:32PM (#23340696)
oh wow. Discounted that possibility!
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