Why is the rental of electric skateboards so expensive?

This weekend they officially appeared
Electric skateboards offered by the company Grin in Buenos Aires. Initial coverage began in the Palermo and Recoleta neighborhoods and many users tried the service for the first time.

Many of them recounted their experience in social networks with a common complaint: the price of renting.

The cost to unlock the skateboard is $ 15 and every minute of use costs $ 8, which equates to $ 495 per hour, or nearly $ 11 at the current exchange rate. # 39; hui.

However, the company said that "nobody rent for an hour" and that the price is designed for a "micro mobility".

"The average journey time is 10 to 12 minutes, the use time increases with the time devoted to leisure on weekends, it lasts 15 minutes but never exceeds 30 minutes, and of course they have a range of 25 kilometers with the full battery, but this is not what is observed in the behavior of the user, "explained Iván Amelong, general manager of Grin Argentina.

With regard to values, he also stated that they were comparable to those of the region and to similar transport over this distance.

For his part, Amelong said that there were no problems such as theft of skateboards or breakage during this first stage.

Finally, he stated that extending the radius of service would depend on three factors: public acceptance, maturity and strength of operations, and conversation with the public.
The city government is an additional solution compared to other means of transport.