I-Vancouver, Hlanza., Izinkampani ze-Scooter Surge in Popularity

(TNS) - Izinkampani ezimbili ezintsha zasesiteshini sikagesi eVancouver ezidonsayo zinikeza isu elisha lomkhiqizo ukuthola iVancouver ngokuphepha ngalesi sifo.

Ifemu yokuqasha isikuta sikagesi kanye nomthengisi weZoot Scoot, eduzane ne-Esther Quick Park, kanye nomunye umthengisi, u-Rev Rides, eduze kwaseBriz Mortgage & Guitar kuWashington Road, ngamunye uthola impumelelo ngokuthengisa okukhulu kakhulu kule sizini yehlobo.

UJason Adams nomlingani wakhe, uKristie Means, bavule i-Zoot Scoot ekuqaleni kukaJuni ngo-812 Columbia St.St. Ngaphambi kokuvula, wethuka nje ngokuqala ibhizinisi elisha phakathi nalesi sifo. Kodwa-ke wabona ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi kube nokuzilibazisa okungabizi ukuya edolobheni ngesikhathi lapho imithombo eminingi yezokungcebeleka ivaliwe.

"Kuqala, bengicabanga ukuthi ngizoyibeka kahle ngenxa yeCOVID-19," kusho u-Adams. "Kodwa-ke ngicabanga ukuthi bekuyindlela enhle yokuzilibazisa kanti nokho ngilandela izinkomba zokungena emphakathini."

I-Zoot Scoot inikela ngokuqashisa kwama-e-scooter wama-fat-tire kanye nokuthengisa okukhulu. Zitholakala ngokuqashisa ngama- $ 20 ngehora, noma u- $ 69.99 ngosuku. Ama-scooters anokuhluka okungamamayela angama-40, okuvumela amathuba ukubona i-Vancouver eningi. Ukuqashiswa kungenzeka kwenziwe kwi-inthanethi ku- zootscoot.web noma ngocingo.

U-Adams ucacisile ukuthi ama-e-scooters kufanele asetshenziswe ngaphakathi kwendlela yebhayisekili kuphela futhi angalokothi ahambisane nemigwaqo. Ama-helmet anikezwa yi-Zoot Scoot kanti ama-e-scooters angatholakala ukuthi athengwe ngo- $ 1,695 lilinye.

U-Adams usho ukuthi impendulo ibe yinhle, futhi iqembu libabambile. Emavikini okuqala awu-5 wokuvula, wathenga izinto ezingama-50 ayenazo ekusungulweni, futhi imali yokuqashisa iyaqhubeka ukubuya.

"Bengidinga ukuyigcina ishibhile ukuze abantu bayijabulele ngokucindezela imali, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi esinjengalesi," kusho u-Adams.

Uthe izinkampani eziningi zomdabu sezizofika ukuzokhombisa usizo. Umakhelwane wakhe owalandela eDoppelganger waqasha ama-scooters ayisishiyagalombili ukuze umuntu akwazi ukuphuma kule sizini ehlobo.

“Yidolobha lakithi lelo. Ngiyaziqhenya ngokwenza ingxenye yami yokusebenzela ukuthuthukisa indawo yethu, ”kusho u-Adams.

Ukugibela i-ReV

UNathan Pust wathuthela ibhizinisi lakhe iRVV Rides, elimela Izithuthi Zogesi Ezokungcebeleka, ngaphandle kwesitoreji sakhe eSalmon Creek waya endaweni entsha yedolobha e-500 Washington St., egcwele indawo yokusebenzela kanye nendawo yokubukisa.

Ngo-Okthoba wonyaka we-2018, uPust waqala i-REV Rides ngemuva kokuthola okokuqala ngaphakathi kwezohwebo ngenkathi evakashela e-Asia nokubona ukuqashelwa kwama-autos kagesi lapho.

"Mina bengiyidinga eyodwa futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi esidingekayo ngiqala ibhizinisi lami," kusho u-Adams. "Ngibonile ukuthi akubange kube khona abathengisi be-scooter e-US futhi ngabona ukuthi kunemakethe lapho."

Cishe iminyaka emibili kamuva, uPust wathuthela eDV Rides downtown ukukhuthaza ukukhethwa okukhulu kwama-autos kagesi okuzilibazisa, kanye nama-scooters wokuma, ukungcola kwamabhayisekili nemijikelezo. Ngokungeziwe bahlinzeka ngokusebenza ngaphakathi kwe-workshop exhunywe kwigumbi lokubonisa.

"Siyingxenye yeqembu esabekayo lapha, futhi empeleni lisizekile ngobukhona bethu bomdabu," kusho uPust.

Iningi lamabhizinisi kaPust liza ngokuthengisa okuphelele ezweni lonke. Uhlinzeka abathengisi baka-35 abazungezayo ngama-autos kagesi futhi uthengise izinto eziku-inthanethi ku-rerides.com kumathemba aseSeattle, eSan Francisco naseNew York. Isimo sodolobha sivulekile ngokuthengiswa okuphelele nokugcinwa ngokuqokwa kuphela.

U-Pust ushilo ukuthi akaboni impi enkulu phakathi kwebhizinisi lakhe ne-Adams. Ukholelwa ukuthi ngamunye angachuma edolobheni lase Vancouver.

"Njengoba besivulelana ithuba lokushintshana eJason sifike sazethula," kusho u-Adams. “Uyindoda enhle kakhulu; sikhulume ngezinhlelo zethu zebhizinisi futhi angiboni ukugcwala okuningi. ”

Ibhizinisi okukhulunywe ngalo ngokukhuphuka kwezwe ligcwele kulo lonke uhwebo phakathi nalolu bhubhane, ukuthengiswa okuphelele okuphindwe kabili nokuphindeka kathathu.

UPust noMinon Minnieweather, onguchwepheshe wokusiza abathengi beRev Rides, babenemibono embalwa ngesidingo ngokweqile: Abantu banesithukuthezi sokuhlala ngaphakathi ezindlini futhi bafuna izinhlobo zokuhamba ezimnandi ezemvelo.

UMinnieweather ukhombe ukuthi ugqozi lokuqala luyimbangela yemali. Izindawo zokuzithokozisa zikagesi zidinga ukulungiswa kancane, zinciphise amanani kaphethiloli nawokupaka futhi kwesinye isikhathi azibizi kakhulu kunemoto ngalezi ezifiso zokugcina kude nokuhamba komphakathi phakathi nalolu bhubhane.

"Manje njengoba wonke umuntu esendlini, banesikhathi manje sokucabanga ukusebenziseka nohlu lwamanani abo," kusho uMinnieweather. "Kunesici esinengqondo kodwa futhi kunesici esijabulisayo kuso."

U-Adams unethemba lokusebenzisa amandla akhuphukayo ekuhwebeni kwezimoto kagesi ukufeza izinhloso zakhe zesikhathi eside zokukhulisa ibhizinisi lakhe. Uhlela ukuvula i-Zoot Scoot yesibili eScottsdale, e-Ariz., Ngo-Okthoba.

Konke kuqondene nezikhathi zonyaka, ”kusho u-Adams. "Lapho imvula iphinda ifika eNyakatho-Ntshonalanga, yehle njalo ibheke ku-85 e-Arizona kanti ngemuva kwalokho bafisa ukuphuma ngaphandle."

UPust kanye nabasebenza naye e-REV Rides bonke bahlanganyela ohambweni lweqembu lama-logo kagesi njalo ngeSonto.

Uveze ukuthi bekuyicebo elihle ukuphuma ekhaya uzobona abantu.

"Lezi zimoto zikagesi zokungcebeleka zihlanzekile futhi zithule," kusho uPust. “Uzokwazi ukuzwa zonke izinyoni futhi uzozwa umoya usudlula.”

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