Lime Scooters Will Take Reservations in the US
Daniel Johnson — July 4, 2019 — Eco
2nd Street Lime Scooters will be newly available for reservations in the US, where users will be able to indicate that they will require a scooter in the upcoming 15 minutes. Reservations can be made using the app, so users do not have to worry about another user taking a scooter they intended to use. Users can still use the scooters in the conventional way, where they simply pick up one and go. However, reservations will be voided if a user picks up a different scooter.
The company has indicated that Lime Scooters will be more expensive through reservations, as users will be paying per-minute. The per-minute cost from riding will also be applied to wait times due to a reservation. The company decided to charge for reservation time, in order to safeguard against too many scooters being reserved at once.
Image Credit: 2nd Street Lime
The company has indicated that Lime Scooters will be more expensive through reservations, as users will be paying per-minute. The per-minute cost from riding will also be applied to wait times due to a reservation. The company decided to charge for reservation time, in order to safeguard against too many scooters being reserved at once.
Image Credit: 2nd Street Lime
Trend Themes
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Reservation-based Access — Reservation-based access similar to Lime's e-scooters may inspire other transportation companies to introduce a similar system.
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Per-minute Pricing — The per-minute pricing model utilized by Lime scooters may be implemented by other sharing economy services such as ride-hailing or bike-sharing platforms.
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Anti-reservation Fraud Measures — The use of wait time charges by Lime aims to prevent reservation fraud, which other sharing economy services could emulate to reduce fraudulent activities on their platforms.
Industry Implications
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Ride-hailing — The reservation and wait-time charges introduced by Lime scooters could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for ride-hailing companies to optimize vehicle availability in peak hours.
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Bike-sharing — Per-minute pricing as applied by Lime scooters, can be implemented by bike-sharing companies as it improves the affordability of using rental bicycles for short distances.
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Car-sharing — Anti-reservation fraud measures similar to Lime's wait-time charges can help prevent fraudulent activities in car-sharing platforms, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity.
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