MOBILITY
MOBILITY
LF : Innovation is required in the bike itself , in charging , and there ’ s also a need for innovation to determine how you bring people onto the platform and retain their excitement for riding . On that first point , we ’ re focusing on what types of products people love , and those that really stand the test of time . That can really support the reduction of emissions as well as our overall operations — generally creating a great product .
The next thought is ‘ how do we continue to improve and make it an even more available product ?’ while also continuing to reduce emissions . We ’ re exploring this with cities across the US , and we ’ re having conversations with partners globally about charging stations and charging infrastructure , so that when bikes are docked at shared stations , they ’ re actually charging .
Electrifying just a portion of the network , we can actually reduce the need for battery swaps by 90 %, which is really exciting when you think about how shared mobility systems work .
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS ON HEALTH ? SAFETY , BUT ALSO RIDERS BECOMING LAZY ?
TG : Today , many individuals still don ’ t believe that an electric bike provides the same fitness benefit as a traditional mechanical bicycle . However , research shows that , when riding an e-bike , exertion is similar when compared to regular bikes , and it ’ s far more efficient than walking .
Our own user data shows that 30 % of Cowboy riders said they had replaced a petrol-powered car trip with our bike
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