How does the electric skateboard rental system work in Buenos Aires

From the law governing its use in the city of Buenos Aires, electric skateboards, in full swing in many cities of the world, have landed in the neighborhood closest to the latest trends, Palermo. Today, it has been announced that there will be more than 500 stations in Buenos Aires to start using them.

The Mexican company Grin was the first to offer this temporary vehicle rental service, designed to make short trips. Their skateboards have an electric motor, two brakes (one forward and one back) and reach a maximum speed of 25 kilometers.

To manage them, you have to walk the bike paths. The alternative is by the streets, on the right side. Never against traffic and always with a helmet. You can not drive on sidewalks and to use them, you must be over 16 years old.

Rental and prices

To use these skateboards, you have to install the application from Grin, available for iOS and Android. In addition to creating a user will need to enter a credit card to make the payments.

Smaller two-wheeled vehicles are removed and returned to stations already established in Palermo and nearby. It's a big difference compared to other cities in the world, where they can be left anywhere.

To start the rent, you have to scan the code of the skateboard and inform it of the application once the use is complete, to calculate the cost of the service.

The "fallen flag", the initial cost to start using these devices costs 15 pesos. In addition, they charge 8 extra pesos per minute of use. Like this, a trip of 10 minutes costs about 95 pesos.

While this may seem like a lot, the truth is that they are not meant for long trips but for a complement of other transportation (train, subway) or short distances. It is recommended for distances between 1 and 8 kilometers.

If the idea is to use it all day to play somewhere, a big expense will have to be made. Perhaps it is useful to think about buying them and not renting them by the minute.