IVancouver, Hlamba., Iinkampani zeScooter zanda ngokuDumile

(TNS) -Iinkampani ezimbini zombane wesikuta sombane eVancouver zibonelela ngesicwangciso esitsha esitsha sokufumana ngokukhuselekileyo iVancouver ngexesha lobhubhane.

Ukuqeshisa ngesikuta ngombane kunye nomthengisi weZoot Scoot, kufutshane ne-Esther Quick Park, kunye nomnye umthengisi, u-Rev Rides, kufutshane ne-Briz Mortgage kunye ne-Guitar kwi-Washington Road, ngamnye wabo ufumanisa impumelelo ngokuthengisa kakhulu kweli xesha lonyaka lasehlotyeni.

UJason Adams kunye neqabane lakhe, uKristie Means, bavule iZoot Scoot ekuqaleni kukaJuni ngo-812 Columbia St. Ngaphambilana kokuvulwa, woyika malunga nokuqalisa ishishini elitsha kraca phakathi kobhubhane. Nangona kunjalo waqonda ukuba yinto enokwenzeka ukuba uthwale ukuzonwabisa okungabizi kakhulu ukuya edolophini ngexesha apho imithombo emininzi yolonwabo ivaliwe.

"Ekuqaleni, bendihlala ndicinga ngokuyibeka kulondolozo ngenxa ye-COVID-19," utshilo u-Adams. "Nangona kunjalo ndicinge ukuba luhlobo oluhle kakhulu lokuzonwabisa ukanti kulandela izalathiso zendlela yokuphambuka koluntu."

I-Zoot Scoot inika ukuqeshisa nge-e-scooter enamafutha kunye nokuthengisa okupheleleyo. Zifumaneka ngokuqeshisela i-20 yeedola ngeyure, okanye i-69.99 yeedola yosuku. I-scooter ine-40-yeemayile ziyahluka, zivumela amathuba okubona iVancouver eninzi. Ukuqeshisa kunokwenziwa kwi-intanethi kwi-zootscoot.web okanye ngomnxeba.

I-Adams icacisile ukuba ii-e-scooter kufuneka zisetyenziswe ngaphakathi kwibhayisikile kuphela kwaye azisoze nakuzo naziphi na iindlela zendlela. Iihelmet zinikezelwa yiZoot Scoot kwaye ii-e-scooter zinokufunyanwa ukuze zithengwe nge- $ 1,695 yonke.

U-Adams ukhankanye impendulo ibimnandi, kwaye neqela liye lazamkela. Ngaphakathi kwiiveki zokuqala ezi-5 zokuvula, wathenga izinto ezingama-50 awayenazo kuluhlu lweempahla, kwaye iingqeshiso ziyaqhubeka ukubuyela ngaphakathi.

"Ndidinga ukuyigcina ingabizi kakhulu ukuze abantu bonwabe kuyo ngaphandle koxinzelelo lwemali, ngakumbi ngexesha elinje," utshilo u-Adams.

Uye wakhankanya inani leenkampani zemveli eze ukubonisa uncedo. Abamelwane abalandelayo emnyango eDoppelganger baqesha ii-scooter ezisibhozo zomsebenzi ophuma kweli hlobo lasehlotyeni.

“Yidolophu yam le. Ndinebhongo ngokwenza isiqingatha sam ekusebenzeni kwindawo yethu, ”utshilo u-Adams.

Ukuhamba kweReV

UNathan Pust ulifudusile ishishini lakhe i-REV Rides, emele uLonwabo kwiZithuthi zoMbane, kwindawo yokugcina eSalmon Creek ukuya kwindawo entsha yedolophu e-500 Washington St., egcwele iworkshop kunye negumbi lokubonisa.

Ngo-Okthobha ka-2018, uPust waqala ukukhwela i-REV emva kokuba efumene kuqala kurhwebo ngelixa ehambela e-Asiya kwaye ebona ukuqatshelwa kweemoto zombane apho.

Ndidinga enye kwaye ngalo lonke ixesha ndifuna ukuqala elam ishishini, utshilo u-Adams. "Ndiqaphele ukuba akubikho nabathengisi bezithuthuthu e-US kwaye ndaqaphela ukuba kukho imarike apho."

Phantse iminyaka emibini kamva, uPust wasusa iRV Rides edolophini ukukhuthaza ukhetho olukhulu lwezithuthi zombane, kunye nezithuthuthu zokuma, iibhayisikile ezimdaka kunye nee-unicycle. Ukongeza babonelela ngokugcinwa ngaphakathi kwindibano yocweyo eqhagamshelwe kwigumbi lokubonisa.

"Siyinxalenye yeqela eyoyikekayo ezantsi apha, kwaye iyancedwa ngobukho bethu bomthonyama," utshilo uPust.

Uninzi lweshishini likaPust liza ngendlela yentengiso epheleleyo kwilizwe liphela. Ubonelela abathengisi abajikelezayo abangama-35 ngeemoto zombane kwaye athengise izinto ezithengiswayo kwi-intanethi kwi- revrides.com kwithemba eSeattle, eSan Francisco naseNew York. Imeko yedolophu ivulelwe ukuthengiswa okupheleleyo kunye nokugcinwa ngokuqeshwa kuphela.

U-Pust okhankanyiweyo akaboni mfazwe ininzi phakathi kweshishini lakhe kunye ne-Adams. Ukholelwa ukuba umntu ngamnye unokuchuma edolophini yaseVancouver.

"Njengokuba besivula kwaye singena eJason sifike sazazisa," utshilo u-Adams. Uyindoda elungileyo kakhulu; sithethile ngezicwangciso zethu zeshishini kwaye andiboni kudibana. ”

I-Pust ishishini elikhankanyiweyo liye lakhula kulo lonke urhwebo ngexesha lobhubhane, kunye nokuthengisa okupheleleyo okuphindwe kabini nokuphantse kube kathathu.

UPust noMinon Minnieweather, u-Rev Rides 'oncedisa abathengi, wayenazo iithiyori ezimbalwa kwimfuno egqithileyo: Abantu bayadika ukufihla ngaphakathi ezindlini kunye nokukhangela iindlela zokuhamba ezimnandi kokusingqongileyo.

UMinnieweather uchonge ukuba inkuthazo yokuqala zizizathu zemali. Izithuthi zombane zolonwabo zifuna ukugcinwa kancinci, kuncitshiswe amaxabiso epetroli kunye nokupaka kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zibiza kakhulu kunemoto kwezi zinqwenela ukuhlala kude nothutho loluntu ngexesha lobhubhane.

"Ngoku indlu yomntu wonke, banexesha ngoku lokujonga ukusebenza kunye namaxabiso abo," utshilo uMinnieweather. "Kukho inkalo esengqiqweni kodwa ukongeza inkalo eyonwabisayo kuyo."

U-Adams unethemba lokusebenzisa amandla anyukayo kurhwebo lweemoto zombane ukufikelela kwiinjongo zakhe zexesha elide zokuthengisa ishishini lakhe. Uceba ukuvula iZoot Scoot yesibini eScottsdale, eAriz., Ngo-Okthobha.

Konke kuhambelana namaxesha onyaka, utshilo u-Adams. "Xa imvula ibuya kwakhona kuMntla-ntshona, yehla yaya kutsho kuma-85 eArizona kwaye emva kokuba benqwenela ukuphuma."

U-Pust kunye nabasebenza naye kwi-REV Rides bonke bathatha inxaxheba kuhambo lweqela kwii-autos zombane rhoqo ngeCawa.

Uye wakhankanya ukuba ibe sisicwangciso-qhinga esimnandi ukuphuma ekhaya kwaye ubone abantu.

"Ezi zithuthi zombane zolonwabo zicocekile kwaye ziyathula," utshilo uPust. “Uyakwazi ukuva zonke iintaka kwaye uyayiva impepho ukuba iyagqitha.”

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