Monday, May 6, 2019

Report: Bird Facing Major Issues With Keeping Scooters Alive

Santa Monica-based last-mile transportation startup Bird is facing big issues with keeping its scooters up and operating, according to a story from the LA Times published on Sunday. According to the LA Times, despite a massive rollout of scooters across the world, the scooters are wearing out "long before they could earn back their cost". An study shows that Bird had nearly 7,000 scooters active in Los Angeles County in January, but only 1,500 of them survived until April. Bird's CEO, Travis VanderZanden, has said a scooter has to stay on the road for around six months for it to break even on the purchase price.

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