Isitshisi sokuLungiselela uLutsha emva kwe-E-Bike Revolution

Ngomnyaka wakhe omncinci, wayezisekela iibhayisikili zeRad Energy. Ngoku isekwe eSeattle, ifemi yakhe yasondela kwizigidi ezili-100 zeedola kuthengiso olukhulu ngo-2019. Inikezele ngeebhayisekile zombane ezingaphezu kwe-100,000. Amanani akaxelwanga kakuhle kolu rhwebo lincinci, nangona kunjalo iRad Energy Bikes icinga kakhulu-malunga nomthengisi we-e-bike omkhulu eMelika.

Xa wayeqala ukuphuma kwi-Humboldt County-indlu yokubuyela-kubanini-mhlaba kunye neefarmwoods iifama zebhokhwe-uMnu Radenbaugh wenza izicelo. "Banqwenelele izibambo ezigqithileyo, izihlalo ezimnandi, iinjini ezisebenzayo kunye nokude," utshilo. Ngamabinzana ahlukeneyo, umxube webhayisekile, imopu, isithuthuthu kunye nesithuthuthu. Oku kwahlukile kubakhweli beebhayisekile abancinci baseYurophu nabaseJapan abanamandla afikelelekayo kwiminyaka elishumi elinesiqingatha eyadlulayo.

Kwiminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu kamva, iRad Energy Bikes ibambelele kwindlela yayo: intuthuzelo, amandla kunye nokulula.

Kwaye kwakungaphambi kokuba ubhubhane athumele ilizwe liphela likhangele indlela ekude ekuhlaleni yokujikeleza. Kuyo yonke intwasahlobo yowama-2020, intengiso epheleleyo kaRad iphindwe kathathu ngokuchaseneyo ne-yr ngaphambili kunaleyo. Iifashoni ezininzi ngoku zinolindelo lweenyanga ezintathu lokubonelela. Yintoni eyayiyimveliso yecandelo eyahlukileyo ye-Humboldt ekhulayo yehippies ezindala eziya kwi-Burning Man iye yajika yaba lukhetho oluqhelekileyo kuye wonke umntu.

Isikhokelo sokuqonda, iarhente yohlalutyo lwentengiso, ukuqikelela ngolondolozo ukuba ukuthengiswa kwebhayisikile e-america kuya kukhula kube sisigidi esinye ngo-2023, ukusuka kuma-650,000 kulo nyaka. “Sele kuyiminyaka sithetha ukuba imarike ifuna i-e-bhayisekile elungileyo, esemgangathweni olungileyo, ngokuthelekisa ukwenza i-e-bhayisekile nge- $ 1,000 ukuya kwi-1,500 yeedola. Elo yindawo yeelekese, ”utshilo uRyan Citron, umhlalutyi ohlalutyo oluphezulu kwi-Guidehouse Insights. "Iibhayisekile zeRad Energy zifike kwelo phawu."

UMnu Citron ulumkisa ukuba iRad, ethengisa ngokuthe ngqo kubathengi, inokulahla abathengi abanqwenela ukuthatha uhambo lokutshekisha ngaphambi kokuthenga. Iivenkile ezithengisa ngezitena nodaka zongeza ukongeza i-e-bikes ezivela kwizinto ezithandwayo ze-Specialised, Trek kunye ne-Large - nangona zithe zaphakamisa i $ 2,500 ukuya kwi-5,000 yeedola. Iifashoni ze-Deluxe zinyuka zaya kwi- $ 15,000 kwaye zingcono.