Is it worth returning an ebike/scooter to a dock?
This might be news to our NYC friends, but in Chicago you can leave an ebike/scooter just about anywhere. Knowing whether returning an undocked ebike/scooter to a station is a net reward or not depends on how far away the dock is (X-axis, in minutes) and the points offered (Y-axis). I thought it would be interesting to make a chart for that: Bike Angels points valued at $0.20/point (based on 150 pts reward $30 Lyft credit) Red is bad (the ride fee is more than the reward), green is good, and yellow's kind of a wash. For ebikes it's easy to guess because reward is $0.20/pts and cost is approx $0.20/min. Scooters are more expensive so it's a bit tricky to calculate in your head, but aiming for 2x sounds good (e.g. if your trip is 2 minutes you should be looking for 4 pts).Divvy. Disorganized System.
So... I'm picking up an un-docked eBike, and, at the same time, the battery change truck wanted to swap out the battery Explaining it would only take a few minutes at most for the reset, and wanting to, "help out", I agreed. Twenty minutes later, the bike finally reset, and when I tried to unlock, the bike went out of service. That was May 29, and the bike is still there, in the exact same spot, right out in the open of a busy street (photos). Out of service, and abandoned Divvy eBikes are left in many places of the city. The numbers I'm seeing must have an effect, on the system. Divvy Angels need a cash for points option and a incentive to redistribute working out of dock eBikes Thank you$144 a Year for Divvy
$144 a Year for Divvy, and without exaggeration, the system, and bikes are in the worst condition since the program's inception. Just saying. Not sure how the Paris bike share system, Velib, could apply to here, but the app is more robust, and their lightweight eBikes are fantastic
