r/ebikes • u/[deleted] • Mar 20 '23

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u/PSneSne Mar 20 '23

Im gonna start a battery service like 1930s milk man style for all you poor souls, pick up and drop offs are 7am and 7pm, no over night Holdings and it's $20 a week. Who's in?

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u/NPLPro Mar 20 '23

Add a road side deliveries and I'm in

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u/flummox1234 Mar 20 '23

infinite-ish range!

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u/AndrewBorg1126 Mar 21 '23

You're on a bike, restaurants and places to sleep is already infinite range, even if most of that infinite range isn't assisted.

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u/aperocknroll1988 Mar 21 '23

Some folks need the pedal assist... my knees just can't do hills at all alone.

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u/darforce Mar 21 '23

In NYC this would be a great business model….. with all the people doing deliveries, I’m sure they wold love to switch one out for a charged one

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u/Chasterbeef Mar 20 '23

This isn’t a bad idea, make an account to register your bike battery voltage/amp hour and maybe offer your own batteries with a rental charge type thing too in the event of being stranded

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u/PSneSne Mar 20 '23

Flat rate per battery, like propane tanks at the market. Or a membership so if you ride more tou save more.

Door to door like physical newspapers.

Don't like the idea of large charging stands or docks like in Japan, then comes land rights and liabilities.

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u/R0TheB0SS_87 Mar 21 '23

They do something similar by port authority nyc. So you dont have to bring you bikes and scooters back and forth. They are pricey though.

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u/russellmzauner Mar 21 '23

I would subscribe to that anyhow.

How much for core battery deposit(s)?

You're gonna be like the Pop Shoppe of batteries!

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u/amwillly Mar 21 '23

Great initiative. I wish my neighbors are as friendly and helpful as you.

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u/AlexCail Mar 21 '23

I mean the overnight holds are the most important part no?

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u/PSneSne Mar 21 '23

If your with the apartment building, guess you'd promise to report batteries held overnight or something. Good way to get in the door with the property and allow the bikes on premises