Come dinner time, San Francisco’s hottest restaurant streets become nearly impassable with double-parked Doordashers and UberEats couriers. ridezoomo, an Australian e-bike rental company that's been operating in SF since 2019, thinks it has the solution.
A person rides a Zoomo electric bike along Columbus Avenue on Friday, April 29, 2022. The company aims to get delivery drivers out of their cars and onto their e-bikes.
“A bike is obviously much cheaper than having a 4,000 pound car deliver a one pound burrito,” said Skavroneck. “A lot of the externalities and costs that are usually associated with cars, whether it be double parking, whether it be idling congestion, whether it be ticketing, you don’t see that with e-bikes.”to get people out of their cars. Delivering food on electrically boosted two-wheelers is simply easier, faster and — especially with gas prices what they are — cheaper than using a car.
Basic rental plans cost between $25 and $61 per week in San Francisco, before insurance, fees and extras like swappable batteries and delivery bags. I spoke to riders who said they spent as much as $90 per week. The company sells new bikes starting at $2,700, and used bikes for around $1,000. It also offers a rent-to-own program for as little as $200 down.
Zoomo renters are responsible for charging and storage, but Zoomo takes care of maintenance. Zoomo’s bikes also have anti-theft tracking technology and insurance deductibles that lessen riders’ risk if bikes are stolen or damaged.
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