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Re:Two-minute battery changes push India’s delivery riders t... by asdff on Monday March 21, 2022 @07:44PM (#30761186)
That's just san fransisco effect. Everything is pricey there because it can be. For point of reference elsewhere in CA, I just rode a bird in LA. 5.2 miles, 23 minutes, it was $14.10 after tax. Rideshare would have been higher in my case and I would have had to wait around for who knows how long for a ride to happen, meanwhile the scooter was there already with a half dozen backups nearby.
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Re:Two-minute battery changes push India’s delivery riders t... by IanCal on Monday March 21, 2022 @08:24PM (#30761478)
But you had almost exactly the same cost as they did? As a quick bit of maths you'd have paid about $28 for 46 minutes (given $14 for 23 minutes) compared to their $30.
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