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Bird has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping off a turbulent year for the electric scooter company after it was delisted from the NYSE.
  • @gaael@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21•1 year ago

    These scooters were not a low-pollution way to move around, at least not in France. In Paris, they were so abused and treated like disposable stuff that they had a very short life. All in all, they emitted as much co2 per km per persone as a commercial airplane.

    Other towns had better luck with cheap long-term rentals including repairs and battery replacement when necessary, this made people behave more responsibly.

    • SharkAttak
      1•1 year ago

      So a good idea in theory, but ruined by people being dicks? I wonder why some of the scooters were treated better than others.

    • @Akasazh@feddit.nlEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      they were so abused and treated like disposable stuff that they had a very short life

      I still don’t see how this budget model is suppose to work. Hoe do you keep upkeep in check with a reasonable cost per ride?

      How many kilometers does someone need to ride on those, before the scooter is paid off?

      How often do these get vandalized or thrown in a river?