I-Lectric eBikes yasePhoenix itholwe kanjani yaba yisilo embonini

I-Lectric eBikes yasePhoenix ithole kanjani ukuthi iphenduke isilo ngaphakathi kwezohwebo

Abasunguli be-Lectric E-Bikes Robby Deziel, kwesobunxele, noLevi Conlow bancoma impumelelo yabo kubagqugquzeli nezibuyekezo ezivela ku-YouTube.

Konke ubaba kaLevi Conlow ayekudinga kwakuyibhayisikili likagesi elingazange lidale ukushaqeka kwezitika.

Ngakho-ke ngenkathi eya endodaneni yakhe kanye nomngani omkhulu wendodana yakhe uRobby Deziel ngesiphakamiso sokuthi bafake amakhanda abo bebonke ukwenza iphupho lakhe le-e-bike lifezeke, iziqu ezintsha zobuhlakani zaqala ukucubungula.

“Ubaba wami ubengena nje kuleso sigaba sempilo yakhe ngesikhathi edinga i-e-bike yena nomama. Abangane babo babene-e-bikes, ”kusho uConlow. “Ubephatheke kabi. Akakwazanga ukuthola eyodwa ngemali engaphansi kuka- $ 2,000 noma u- $ 3,000. ”

Kungaleso sikhathi lapho indlela enekhono yokuhlola yeConlow - enamazinga we-bachelor's and grasp's kwezamabhizinisi nokuphathwa okuvela eGrand Canyon College - naseDeziel - one-diploma ye-bachelor yobunjiniyela bemishini evela eKolishi laseMinnesota - ehlanganiswe nemfuno yangasese kababa.

"Ubaba nomama wethu kanye namantombazane abo bekukhulunyiwe ukuthi bazoyithenga eyodwa uma sizokwazi," kusho uConlow. "Iphupho lokuthi sizokwazi ukuzisebenzela lalihlale limnandi ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi samane sakwenza lokho."

UDeziel wengeze, "Sibeka amakhanda ethu ngokuhlanganyela ukuze sikwenze kufinyeleleke kalula kuwo wonke umuntu ngaphandle kokunikela ngezinga eliphakeme."

Leyo nyunyana iholele ekutheni i-Lectric eBikes, inkampani kaConlow neDeziel kagesi yamabhayisikili eshintshe yaba yisilo ngaphakathi kwezohwebo esikhathini esingangezinyanga eziyi-12 ngemuva kokwethulwa ePhoenix ngo-2019. Kuze kube manje, amabhayisikili abo angaphezu kuka-15,000 athengiwe. NgoJuni, inkampani ithenge amabhayisikili angama- $ 3.5 million kuphela, kusho uConlow.

Isifundo sithunyelwe kuzo zonke izifundazwe ngaphandle kweHawaii, futhi sesiqale ukuthuthukisa eCanada. Ezokuthutha zikhululekile ezifundazweni ezingama-48 ezithintekayo.

Le mpumelelo igibela ezimfashinini zabo ezimbili, i-XP eyingqayizivele kanye ne-XP Step-Via ephefumulelwe ngokufunwayo, konke okubandakanya ithikithi lentengo elengeziwe elenzelwa u- $ 899.

Okungeziwe abakucwaningile bakuthola ku-nitty gritty, ababonanga sizathu samakhasimende sokukhokha kumadijithi ama-4.

“Amafemu ahlukene avele adinga isilinganiso semali esingcono. Empeleni sizinikele endaweni yabagibeli, ”kusho uConlow.

I-Lectric iyingxenye yemakethe yomhlaba wonke ye-e-bike ebingabiza u- $ 23 billion ngo-2019, ngokuhambisana nombiko we-Analytical Analysis Cognizance. Kubuye kubhekwe ukuthi kube inani lama- $ 46 billion ngo-2026, ngokuhambisana ne-Fortune Enterprise Insights.

Lokhu kuzinikezela kudale umkhankaso webhizinisi ochumayo othembele kumlomo ngomlomo. Umcabango: Thumela umkhumbi odala usizo oluqinile oluvela kumathemba, azoshintsha abe ngabameli abamsulwa lapho bemiswa emgwaqeni ngababukeli abanelukuluku lokwazi.

“Sikwenza kube njalo amathemba okusithanda ngokuphelele nokusisiza. Ikhombisa ukusekelwa ngummeli we-shopper nokuthi yiziphi izimanga abazokwenza, ”kusho uConlow.

UBeverly Lambert ube uhlobo lwabameli kusukela ekuqaleni. Yena nomyeni wakhe banama-XP amabili futhi bane-Step-Via ngoku-oda.

Umyeni wakhe wayejwayele ukuba nomthengisi webhayisikili ababejwayele ukuba nohlobo oluthile lwebhayisikili eMhlabeni. Into yokugcina ayeyidinga kwakungomunye imodeli entsha efingqiwe. Kodwa-ke umyeni wakhe ubathengele ama-XP noma kunjalo.

Uzamile ukubuyisa okwakhe kodwa waneliseka ukukuphokophela ngokushesha nje.

"Ngangifana no-whoa, okulula kakhulu ukukhubeka," kusho uLambert, owahlabeka umxhwele ngokusebenza kwayo kahle egqumeni lobhuqu. Ngacabanga ngathi, 'Kwenzekeni nje?' ”

Ngokushesha, uLambert ukugibela ngamathuba athile azowathola. Njengamanje usohambweni lokutenda, indawo yena nomyeni wakhe abayisebenzisela ukukhahlela indawo yokukhempa, ukukhuphuka imigwaqo nokwenza izindlela ezisheshayo. Uyithatha emizileni yamabhayisikili nasendaweni yokugcina eceleni kwendlu yakhe yaseNorco, eCalifornia.

U-Lambert usizile ukukhuthaza amabhayisikili amaningi we-Lectric kubangani nakubantu angabazi ngokuphelele abaphendukele kubangani ngemuva kokumbona emgwaqeni omkhulu bembuza nge-e-bike yakhe.

Ihlukanisa nepakethe

UConlow noDeziel bebengabangani ngesizathu sokuthi ibanga lesithupha ledolobha lakubo iLakeville, eMinnesota. Isikole sibahlukanise ngokwendawo noma kunjalo bagcina ukuxhumana futhi banethemba lokuthi bazongena kuhlobo oluthile lwebhizinisi ngokuhlanganyela ngemuva kokuphothula iziqu.

Bakwenza. Kodwa-ke isikhathi esithile, kuvele sengathi iphupho labo lokuhweba kungaba yilokho nje.

Ekuqaleni, uConlow noDeziel, abathuthela esigodini, baklama ukuhumusha okuningi futhi bathola iziphakamiso ezinhle kakhulu zokuhlenga kubaba nomama wabo.

Ekuqaleni, babecabanga imodeli yesimanje, enobuchwepheshe obulungiselelwe ababukeli abasebasha. Baklama amabhayisikili, bathola ukukhiqizwa futhi babelungele ukukhazimula kuma-tradeshows.

Kodwa-ke abakutholile ukuthi ibhayisikili labo belingenangqondo kubabukeli abalidinga ngempela. Phakathi kwezikhalazo eziningi: abantu abakwazanga ukufana nakho; babedinga ubuchwepheshe obungeziwe bokuthamba; futhi ukubukeka kwayo okujwayelekile kwebhayisikili kwakusho ukuthi yayifuna ukuhudulwa erholini lezimoto elinemishini ehlukile, okwakuphikisa ngokushesha ukubaluleka kwebhayisikili.

“Asikwazanga ukunyusa la mabhayisikili ukonga izimpilo zethu eziningi,” kukhumbula uDeziel. "Sicabanga ngalezi zifundo, saphinda saya ebhodini lababhalisi."

Baqhamuke nalokho okungaba yimanaquin yabo ephambili, i-XP. Le modeli inamasondo anobubanzi obuncane futhi yehla iye ezansi, ivumela abagibeli bezindawo eziphakeme ezahlukahlukene ukuthi bavele baqale futhi bahle. Ama-handlebars nezihlalo ziyashintsha futhi, ngenxa yokuthi ibhayisikili lamathaya elisongekayo, izimvume zobungako bomoya eziphakeme zohambo olungeziwe futhi akudingeki ukuthi kube khona i-rack.

Ifana kahle esiqwini seHonda Civic yakwaDeziel. Ngempela ingenza umgwaqo omncane ongena emadwaleni nasemizileni ekhuphukayo.

Ibhayisikili libuye lihlanganiswe lapho lithunyelwa. Onke amathemba okufanele akwenze ukumpompa amathayi nokwenza ushintsho lwezihlalo nolwesibambo abavame ukulungela ukuhamba ngalo.

Konke lokho, okushiwo nguDeziel, kungaba yizinto ezisemqoka ezibahlukanisa nephakethe.

“Kwabanye, kungakuhle ufake amasondo nezinsimbi bese usakha isihlalo. Inkampani eyodwa ikucela ukuthi wakhe amabhuleki, ”kusho uDeziel. “Ngendlela esibona ngayo, yithina esingabahamba ngamabhayisikili. Akuwona wonke amathemba ethu angumakhenikha. ”

Ukuqhuma okungazelelwe kwama-oda

Ekuqaleni, akekho owayeluma. Ubaba nomama wabo bekulokhu kungamathemba kuphela. UDeziel wayehlola i-akhawunti yakhe futhi futhi enquma ukuthi zingaki izinsuku angakwazi ukuhlala khona lapha ngaphambi kokuphinda aqondise indlu.

“Besingenasitoko. Ayikho imali. Besikweleta ubaba wami, ”kusho uConlow.

Bathathe ukubheja ngemali encane abanayo, benza amabhayisikili ayisishiyagalombili futhi bathumela laba kubathonya. Njengoba babengenayo imali yokuzihlanganisa nabo, abafowethu bawela iminwe yabo ukuthi abangaphansi kwabathonya abaningana babezoletha kahle ngebhayisikili labo.

"Besikade sinezikhonkwane nezinaliti," kusho uConlow.

Ngokushesha, uthonya oyedwa welula isandla washo ukuthi uthanda ibhayisikili ukuthi lizothumela ukuhlolwa. Noma kunjalo, ayengabaza. Abazange bahlele i-akhawunti yokuhlola futhi bazimisele ukubeka iwebhusayithi kuwe ngomzuzu wokugcina.

"Akukho ndlela abantu abazothenga ngayo isithuthuthu ngosuku lokuqala," kusho uConlow ngokucabanga kwabo ngaleso sikhathi. "Sizimisele ukwenza i-akhawunti ngokuhamba kwesikhathi."

Ngosuku lokuqala lwe-video yomgqugquzeli athumele, $ 30,000 emabhayisikili we-Lectric athengiwe. Ngamahora angama-24 alandelayo, omunye u- $ 30,000 ekuthengisweni okuphelele, kusho uConlow.

"Besazi ukuthi sinama-movie ahlukene ahlelelwe ukubuya ngemuva kwalolo suku lokuqala," kusho uDeziel. "Ngicabange ngathi, 'Angikwazi ukukucabanga lokhu, lokho kuyinkohliso… awu, ndoda, sekuzofikelwa ngisho ubuhlanya.'”

Ngalesi sikhathi inkampani yayisiphelelwe yisikhathi izinsuku eziyi-10, ividiyo yesibili eyayisinomthelela yayithumele, ikhiqiza u- $ 120,000 ngosuku ekuthengisweni okuphelele.

Impela, leyo akhawunti ehlola ngokuqinile yayihlelwa ngokushesha kwangempela.

Kumaka wezinsuku ezingama-21, uLectric uthenge u- $ 1 million kuma-oda wangaphambilini. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala, uConlow noDeziel basebenze ngaphandle kwesitoreji sasePhoenix benza u- $ 1 million ngenyanga. Basebenza izinsuku ezingamahora angu-18 futhi baphendula ngokwabo ama-imeyili nezingcingo.

“Sasimangele nje. Besingenaso ngempela isikhathi sokuyiqonda njengomphumela wokuthi besidliwe yiyo. Besilokhu senza umzamo wokuqhubeka, ”kusho uConlow. "Kodwa-ke ngemuva kokungabi nalutho, besikuthokozele ukuvuka sifike emsebenzini siphendule lezi zingcingo nama-imeyili."

Kusukela lapho, bangeze kubasebenzi babo futhi baphuma endaweni yokugcina baya ekomkhulu lezinyawo eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-13,000 nasegumbini lokubonisa.

Iningi lesisekelo sakwaLectric shopper liphakathi kweminyaka yobudala engama-45-80, abangazange babe sesithuthuthu kungekudala noma babe nezindawo zokuhamba ezibavimba ekusebenziseni ibhayisikili elijwayelekile, kusho uDeziel. Noma kunjalo, bonke bangaphandle futhi bajabulela isikhathi ngokwemvelo.

Abathengi abaningi, njengamaLambertors, basebenzisa amabhayisikili abo azungeze amakamu, bathola imikhondo ngenkathi betende noma begijima baye edolobheni ngaphandle kokukhipha imoto yabo. Lokhu kuholele ekubandakanyeni kukaLectric neHouses on Wheels Alliance, engenzi nzuzo esiza abantu abalwa nokungabi namakhaya ngokuguqula amaveni abe yizindawo ezingaphilwa futhi abasize ukuphatha izimali zabo.

Kuze kube manje, iLectric ixhase izindawo ezimbili zokwakha futhi ihlela ukwenza okwengeziwe.

“Sijabule ngendlela exakile futhi siyabonga ukuthi sikwazi ukuba yingxenye yalokho. Ukubona nje ithonya kubalulekile kithi, ”kusho uConlow.

Yonke ibhayisikili iza nesiqinisekiso sonyaka owodwa, esinye sezikhungo eziningi uDeziel azi ukuthi zifuna ukukhishwa njengoba inkampani ibona ukuthi iphrofayili yayo ikhula ngokushesha.

“Sizizwa sibophezelekile ngokumangazayo ukuthi senzani ngamathemba ethu. Besifuna ukwenza konke lokhu ukuze abantu babe nobuchwepheshe obunethemba, ”kusho yena.

I-Step-Via mannequin ibiyimpendulo yamathemba okucela ibhayisikili elilula kakhulu ukungena nokungena kulo. Umzimba uvumela ukukhululeka okukhulu ukuzama lokhu.

Ngosuku lokuqala lapho inkampani yethula ukwethulwa kwayo, ithenge ama- $ 300,000 kuma-oda wangaphambilini, kusho uConlow. Yena noDeziel kwakudingeka baphendule izingcingo nama-imeyili ukuze nje babhekane nabavakashi ababezothenga. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho uConlow ethatha khona igama entombazaneni egama linguSue enesimo somlenze esimvimbele ukuthi angene kwi-XP. Wayejabule ngenxa ye-Step-Via, angahle akhubeke nomyeni wakhe.

"Wakhala izinyembezi engitshela maqondana nomthelela ibhayisikili elizokuba nawo nendlela elizoshintsha ngayo impilo yakhe," kusho uConlow. “Iphinde yagcizelela ukuthi kungani senza lokhu esikwenzayo nokuthi kungani sakha lokho esikwenzayo. Akudingeki ukuthi siphume nomuntu siphume futhi sithole abantu abaningi abasebenziseka kalula. Kuyinto epholile ngempela ukuba yingxenye yayo. ”

Ini: Ama-eBikes wesifundo

Indawo: 2010 W. Parkside Lane, ePhoenix

Abasebenzi: 14

I-Factoid: Imakethe ye-e-bike yomhlaba wonke ibingabiza u- $ 23 billion ngo-2019, ngokuhambisana nombiko we-Analytical Analysis Cognizance.

Imininingwane: 602-715-0907, lectricebikes.com

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