DO NOT CHARGE SCOOTERS FOR Lime - Pickup and Dropoff Earnings Report
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2018
- The hourly rate I got was so bad...
This was my experience so yours may vary. This is not an easy gig job...
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This channel is so necessary. We never see the behind of the scenes of the gig economy like this. Thank you!
Lmfao this guy said gig economy 😂
Not when it's literally all clickbait.. I see people at Santa Monica with 5 or 6 scooters in their hand while they are riding them. They say it's profitable as hell for them.
He should have used Uber or Lyft destination mode.
He spent waaaaayy too long to pickup amd drop off. At most I spend an hour for each. Seems like 4.5 gallons is way too Mich driving as well. I typically see maybe 1 gallon used each night. Its true though, if you live too far outside of the city, it gets less profitable.
Bob dylan we actually do. There are so many people making videos like this showing different gig economy jobs.
I work graveyard shift in downtown la, and these scooters are always in front of my building, imma just charge them while I work, no money on gas 😋
Frank Lucero me to fam u already no
Have you done it yet? Results?
This was my plan. Only doing it when it's convenient.
I live close to a trendy avenue in Calgary, and people just park them in-front of my home.
So people rent these, and just leave them lying around anywhere? Doesn't the company charge people money for not returning them?
this is like Pokemon Go , going into dodgy areas to find scooters
true
Michael Condon exactly can’t wait to try it like it’s pokemon
I'm a juicer and I said the exact same thing today hahaha
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Scary and hella sketch......Be careful....🛴
if you lived next to a drop off point and scanned your area for a lime scooter at night it would be a nice side hobby, then there would be no fuel cost
But you want fuel because you can that off as a tax deduction meaning it eliminates or reduces what you have to pay the IRS each April.
Pro tip, keep the extinguisher near you not near what you expect to catch on fire so you don't get burned grabbing your extinguisher.
Tip, don't have the fire extinguisher right next to where the fire can occur.
Or have water next to electrical equipment as well 😅
i thought the same thing, but i think his idea was, If there was a fire it would burst the extinguisher and put out the fire lol.
Sadty
@@turbokid97 sounds kinda genius
I was thinking the same thing, if a fire starts your extinguisher is in the center, but once the safety valve pops from over pressure it may put the fire out, lol.
Tip, don't live 20 mins away from the service area if you can only carry and charge 4/5 scooters.
Kent Smith I live like 25 mins away . How many chargers would you say to buy?
I would say when buying chargers it would depend on how many scooters you are allowed to have on hand.
For instance I have a cap of 25 scooters that I'm allowed to have on hand at one time and I have 25 chargers.
As far as how much money is made it depends on how many you get and how often you do it but I tend to make anywhere from $70- $120 a night I usually pick up scooters between 9:00 and 10:00 and then have them charged and dropped off by 12:00 or 1:00
He's driving a SUV for this... 17cts per mile is way too high
Kent Smith he did this as an experiment though.
@Cabbage thats only if you live far
Driving 100 miles in a SUV to pick up 5 scooters. Starting from here is a totally lose
Huge fail.
Wtf was the dog recording for you?
That runescape gnome has Me cracking up lol, good times
Yes
Splittin n Stuff what?
I was looking for this comment! Thank you BVBSEAN lmfaooo
BVBSEAN LOL!!!
Can you pick up a bunch of scooters and charge them in the back while you pick up an uber eats and a uber passenger?
The ultimate gig economy employee
You can but it is still not worth it. They are bulky and some stink from being peed on. Also the lights do not turn off and sometimes a scooter will beep the entire time.
I used a medium sized 12v car battery with a 600w/120v power inverter. Each scooter draws 80w@120v. Full charge takes around eight hours each.
@Mason Presley What is Amazon Prime, I understand the membership aspect but what is Amazon Prime you talk about?
Have to have trunk/hatch space available for Uber/Lyft passengers. They may have luggage, shopping bags, etc...
They also don't like getting in a car that smells... Double-ding with this idea because the scooters stink and fast food isn't much better.
work for lime bird ofo skip and other scooters while doing uber eats deliveroo and other delivery things in one night.
You're not doing it efficiently and your vehicle is too small. Not picking up enough scooters
Good point
He clearly said he only had 4 chargers. Why pick up 10 when you can't even charge the other 6.
@StutterBugNews you can't just "buy" more. You have to "prove" to them that 4 is manageable and doable for a certain amount of time.
@@mikem1464 dang that sucks how long does it take for them to send you forty chargers?
BS. You can buy the chargers on Amazon.
Great job documenting your experience! These are the things that are incredibly valuable on youtube . Keep creating!
I want to see how much for being a Hitman next
Ask Bret Hart
Dick Cheney killed like 2000people on 911, but made about $1billion from the war on terror. So like $500,000 per body.
agent 47 does it for the thrill of gaming.
MAsterTroll 2million dollars in Swiss-Bank per hit 🤣
Probably about the same that you earn from being a rent boy.
This is so not worth it. The reason why these scooter companies will never need to hire employees is that they will have a high turnover of suckers who think they can get rich charging scooters. But once they realize that they can't make any money doing this they will quit and there will be another 100 suckers to take their place and the cycle continues.
a la Uber
The scooter companies do hire employees though. I've met a few of them in St. Louis. They work out of a depot that repairs broken scooters and responds to customer requests. They also pick up scooters to charge them because often not all of them are picked up by gig workers.
Yeah I'm a real sucker, I'm averaging $50 an hour. Dang! They are really taking advantage of me.
@@Gabi-Palo I find that hard to believe after expenses and taxes are taken into account. At $4 per scooter (the going rate for Lime), you would have to charge over 12.5 scooters per hour just to get paid that much before expenses. Bird pays a bit better, but not that much better. There is no way it is sustainable for enough as part-time hours each week.
Yeah I'm a mechanic for lime in St.Louis
Wtf did i just saw?
These scooter guys are fckin business geniuses!
They just stay in an AC office, an island, or on a boat and watch their bank account filling up with dollars..
Damn!
Americansky dream not bad.
They do not make a profit yet, it's impossible due to the short street-life of scooters. They are highly dependent on their investors to keep pumping money into a "good" idea.
@@_petre any proof on this? I'd like to read more about it
@@gsalazar8176 there's lots of articles on it and just look at the earnings statements for bird and others. So far they are still losing money. The lifespan of a scooter is like 6-12 months maximum and that combined with the low cost to rent them and paying people to charge them isn't making profit yet.
@@darrengriffith9680 Not to mention how quiet they get about replacement costs.
@@darrengriffith9680 can they raise their prices? I only used it once, and it was 1/3rd the cost of Uber. I could've paid more.
Nice videos bro I have watched a few. Mad respect to your hustle.
Wow. I just have to say... that dog has extraordinary cameraman skills! The framing is PERFECT!
He even knew how to properly use the focus (which isn't all that easy, as it turns out). Good boy.
All these "gig" economy jobs are a scam. Might be good for someone to do as a hobby or to keep someone busy, but it's not worth while.
It's just another self management job. Most people aren't good managers either. I was doing UberEats, I realized I was still in the rat race. People need passive income that's how the Warren Buffetts of the World are created. Make your money work for you, its slower, but, you make money while your sleep
Avalanche2 better than picking up cans
Deliveroo is actually really profitable as a sidegig
I make $2,500 a week with food delivery in san francisco. Not a scam lol.
@Commentor1 What doesn't make sense for you may make sense for someone else. Those side gig delivery jobs, while you don't earn much in terms of financial gain, is probably the absolute easiest thing to do without stepping into a real work environment.
You aren't dealing with a manager, co-workers, being late, or even customers coming in trying to BS all day. All you do is pick up, deliver. Again, solid SIDE job for extra money.
Even better if you choose to do it on a bicycle, since you get to pocket more than a car (wear/tear). Also get a good workout in.
I like your way of telling the important stuff of the job you are doing. Literally just saw this video and subed. Great video bro
This is your first video I watched and within a minute I love it . You have a great attitude and seem to be a nice guy
try selling churros at a swapmeet next
Lmaooo
He will make a lot more money
😂😂😂 omg yesssss
He would make more selling hot dogs and soda..
I miss watching them be made in front of me at the swap meet
Boy rollin around with a live battery in the trunk wit a fire extinguisher 6 inches away lmao
And a water jug behind the battery
He is not very smart is he? 😳
Exactly..even they way he performed his pick ups. You can easily easily easily find 10 to 20 scooters in 1 place. Spending only 5 minutes filling your whole vehicle. Same with drop off.. release them in heavy traffic places all at once. Bruh come on...and you spent over 4 gallons. And probable spent most of your time on the video. Could have drove straight to Santa Monica and performed this task. Round trip from Pasadena to Santa Monica should be less than 3 gallons. Even less than 2 gallons. There are many more factors than just this one that can be well improved for a way better outcome
"A live battery?" Lol. I mean you have "live" battery 6 inches from your engine. "Live" battery in your phone zero inches from your head. Crazy bro.
@@preferredcustomer3527 exactly! It's a flipping battery, not a bomb. The slight chance of a fire hazard from the scooter battery while charging, but lime recalled all of that model.
You are awesome juy telling the right description About this gig and I was planning to do it but I changed my mind...thankyou so much 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟
I charged for bird scooters one night. Never did it again. Waste of time and gas. Great vid
Wait was the dog holding the camera? I'm impressed
im not, Ive seen it done a bunch of times
Lol
A long time ago I thought someone was stealing it because I saw them put it in their trunk lol
Ahahahaa
Guarantee this b**ch called the cops on the guy too.
@@johnnhoj15 only if he was black
and so what did you do when you thought you saw someone stealing them? Stand around and suck your thumb?
@@kevinwirth4767 What will you do?
seen a few of your videos and i really like your energy dude. you seem like a nice guy! keep up the good content!
Thank you for doing this great videos; I appreciate the effort you put in to show people how money is not being made ! Kudos
I really enjoy these gig economy videos! I would be interested to see more of theses kinds of videos!
Tree fitty an hour to use your own vehicle and electricity? 😂
Many post offices have accessible outlets, maybe illegal though. Lol
Also stealing
@@04dram04 yeah...probably bad to steal power from the government...bahahahahahaha
We had taco salad that night. @Stoned Göst
You are very smart and informative. God bless you and thanks.
Tim Telfair
@Seattle
Thanks for doing all this work. Very informative to see a real world case analysis.
I mean, I get the feeling that charging scooters would only be worth it if your done with the food deliver gigs for the night and picking up scooters to go home.
Is your dog filming you? What a nice pup
It's amazing how many views this video has! You're still so humble. Wishing you and your family well. Love your channel! 🌸
Thumbs up as soon as I saw your dog. An interesting video - thanks. I was wondering about the amount of power for charging multiple scooters and this answered that well.
Drinking game: take a drink everytime he calls the scooter a BIKE 🤣🤣🤣
Mac B oh my god
Sir my lawyer needs info from you my liver and kidneys shut down due to the volume of alcohol i drank because of your game.
Well I'm dying now lmao
Lmao waving on the scooter, your sense of humor is priceless
I'm starting to like his videos, very informative on things he's does to earn money. Keep up with the good work.
I am loving your channel!!!! Keep it up my friend!!
This one is more of an efficiency thing, I've known people that know all the hot spots and they do this without a vehicle, they'll go to the first one, then use that one to ride around and pick up 3-4 more by stacking those ones sideways on the one they're riding. They can do a 4-5 scooter run in under well under an hour, I've heard of people doing 20-35 scooters in a single night which assuming it was $6 payment for each one like you mentioned in the video, that's $120-210 for 3-5 hours minus electricity cost but that cost is minimal by the sounds of your cost on the 5.
Also, you didn't make $3.5 an hour, you technically made $5. That original postal cost is a one time fee. I think this is one of those jobs that comes down to really knowing where to go, how to do it and how to cut out as much excess everything as possible.
yeah, but it would surprise me if stacking these scooters upon each other would be street legal.
You're forgetting the time it takes to return the Scooters, and the fact that you only get the full payment if you return them over 95% charged.. if you're not driving them back to their Drop off spots, most of them will fall under 95%and you will be deducted. Also don't forget it takes time to physically charge these things, restack them, etc. I'm not saying you can't make money doing it, specially if you have a system, but it's not anywhere as lucrative as you describe
@@chengzeng5738 My numbers there are literal, time taken may be more but +1 - 2 hours and that's still okay.
The drop off is the same logic as the pickup, stack the scooters on one, go out and drop them off. If you say had 25 scooters that night, you would get paid for 24 as the 25th scooter was your ride.
The drop off time would really depend on location, some areas in LA literally have 30-50 of these within a mere few blocks; the same blocks have residental. You have someone that lives there and doing this there, dropping off 24 scooters could easily take less than a hour.
The time it takes to charge is pretty irrelvant as someone doing this seriously is going to have 10+ chargers.
I understand your theory, but in practice it takes much longer. Pickups would take 1 hour per round of 4. So 15 mins to location, 30 to find and stack, 15 back to base. Scooters aren't always findable, or eligible for pickup, especially high value ones so it's not instantaneous. As for drop offs, you can only drop off 4 max in one drop off location, sometimes less,locations and capacity are found through the app, it would take closer to 4 hours to drop off 24 scooters, as you would have to return to your storage location to pick up the next few rounds.10- 15 mins to stack and get to location, 15-20 to drop off depending if it's multiple locations (locations can be less than 4), 5 for photo confirmations, 10-15 minutes back to base. That's 40 mins, on the conservative side, for each round of drop offs. 6 rounds (of 4) is 4 hours. Drop off time is 4-7am ( 3hrs only). That will only allow only 18 scooter drop offs by my estimate with the stack method. This is just drop offs. Even if you live close, stacking is only 4 at a time.. and storing and charging is not as effortless and quick as you would expect. I would add at least another hour for time taken to setup 20+ scooters for charging. Even if you had 24 chargers, you still need to STORE/ setup scooters, connect 2-4 power strips, plug them all in, don't overload the circuit. Unplug and reconnect. I've done this, with 8 scooters takes a minute. Unfortunately for me this aspect took forever because I was storing in a basement, lugging each scooter up and down everytime, took forever and killer on the legs. Add shower time, after you are done with pick ups, you must shower, it's not optional, this is dirty, stinky, sweaty, nasty work. You smell like a dump truck. 30 min shower and disposal of clothes etc. And when returning from drop offs the same. Add an hour. For 24 scooters, by my calculations, 6 hours for pick up, 4 hours for returns, 1 hour for setup and charging, 1 hour shower/cleanup. For 24 scooters, you're looking at close to 12 hours of work, $6 per scooter avg. $144/12= 12/hr. Minimum wage in CA. Plus this would be 7pm-7am, graveyard. However, this wouldn't even be possible as drop offs are only 3 hour window, 4-7am, allowing for only 18 scooters. You could do 20 pickups in 5 hours. Maybe 20 returns in 3 hours if you hustle. 1 hr storage/ setup and charge. 1 hr shower. That's $120/ 10 hrs. Either way you cut it you're looking at about $12 per hour. That's if you live close, if you have a system down, and have storage room. As it is, maybe worth it if it was literally your only income option. You really have to hustle, it's not easy money at all
But it's nice that you are on your own schedule. It really is independent work. Almost makes it worth it. I hope it becomes more lucrative, eventually. Especially considering that you're working the graveyard shift. By the way electricity costs are next to nothing.
@@chengzeng5738 that's it being done wrong, most people I see doing this job are doing it wrong, get a van, set of leisure batteries, charge them as your picking others up, by the time you have enough to fill the van the first one is charged and ready to drop off, can easily do more than 24 in a day if done right, using your car, suv, or on foot and your earnings will be less
Tonight is my first experience and only one of my four scooters has its headlamp on while charging. So, assuming the others have been updated
Great job! Thank you for being so comprehensive!
In my city it might work for me since they are concentrated in this area so heavily. Thank you for doing this, I have a much better sense of how to do this. I also appreciated your math behind the time and labor.
Not including what you owe Uncle Sam and the wear and tear on your vehicle. Fug that
Here's a simple solution to taxes:
just don't pay
inferno and end up in prison great idea
he can pay less taxes doing this. just write off all the miles driven. the write off will be larger than what he made
Stripping is appropriate for independent contract work.
Picking up scooters no. These companies are so stupid.
@@inferno7181 Not paying the IRS can cause you to owe back taxes over time. If you don't pay up the feds can take your car, your house, and even your social security check when you're old and really need it. Unlike some student loans, taxes never go away.
Lmao took you 2.5 hours to get 5 limes 😂😂 I can get 30 in an hour give or take 15 mins
Toy i was thinking the same thing this guy took hours to get 5 scooters said he “maxed out his vehicle” my ass he could have fit way more in there. Did he also say he drove 92 miles? Where the fuck did hego to get these things san diego then back to LA?
Probably depends on the city and the hustle
It's still dumb
Dude totally. I live in Pacific Beach in San Diego. I was doing 20-40 a night in September. Between bird and lime I made $8,000 that month. I barely spent anything on gas, and my electricity bill went up by like $100. You just have to be smart about how you do it. If you live somewhere where there are a lot of them, it can be good. But if you’re stupid and drive a long ass way to get one, you’re not making anything.
Can you remember 4 chargers. But i understand the point, he took a long time getting 4 of them. I live in sweden and i can find 10 of them in 10 min.
Yo, thank you for your video! You have very useful content. Very much appreciated!
What if you just pick up 4 every day on your way home? Like, if you always have a commute through a part of town that has a lot of them, just pick up 4 on the way home from your regular job and return it to a charging station in the morning?
how did you mount your camera on the dog. i need that kit
It may work if you live close to pickup and drop off locations, fun easy money if you just walk there and drive one of them home.
Your work is great, thanks for looking into this!
How can you swap the battery?
Can you use a mobile charger to drop off and pick up later?
Great video bro
Charging scooters can be a very profitable side hustle, especially for those with lots of chargers, large vehicle and live in an area where there are an abundance of bird/lime scooters. I'm a charger for both companies and have a total of 16 chargers. I have been a charger since July of 2018. I average around $100-$125 per night. I probably spend a total of maybe 3 hours picking up an dropping off scooters each day. Even while taking some nights off, I still make around $3000 per month as a side job. I'm not bragging about how much I make but to generalize n say it's not worth being a charger or this is a scam is just completely false. I prefer charging limes only because you can drop them off any time of day unlike bird which can't be released until 4am. Plus, too many people hoard birds which ruins it for all other chargers. Birds network really sucks bad. I spend about an hour or so loading up my old 4dr sedan with about 10 to 12 limes and then drop those off to charge and go pick up some more. Between midnight and 1am, I'll drop off or stack 3 or 4 at a time and ride as many as i can within walking distance (quite a few spots really close to me). So by 1am, I will have dropped off all my first round of scooters (10-12)and then go to bed. I'll hit the road around 6am and on my way to work, drop off the remaining 8 to 10 scooters before 7am and be done. I drive less than 15 miles collecting n dropping off scooters per day. If I had a pickup truck or a beat up SUV, I could make more but I'd rather not ruin my brand new SUV so I just drive my old 4dr and load them in the backseat and over the front passanger seat as well. I have a well paying job but this scooter charging income has become my disposable income. You just have to know the ins and outs of being a charger and what areas to target so you're not wasting bunch of time driving around. Less scooter chargers out there, better for me. More folks need to quit. I'll continue gettin it while the gettin is good. It's not gonna last.
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That would be me
How much is your light bill on average. I haven't gotten my first one since I stsrted charging. Just curious
It's only increased about ~$20 every 2 months. Almost nothing. Well worth it because majority of ones i collect still have well over 50% charge so i don't have to charge them much.
Do you live in a college town or on a beach?
Great Video man! Subscribed!!
Thanks for this video man , this guy is amazing man 😂 he sacrifices his time and everything for us !!!! Hero!!!!!
You sent 2.5 hours and only picked up that many scooters? How many people who are knocking on these types of jobs and calling them scams have actually put time and effort in figuring out how to make this work?
Is it super easy? No! Is it worth it? Absolutely! I picked up 25 scooters in just under an hour and dropped them off in another hour add another 30 min to hook everything up. Let say 3 hours just for good measure. 25 x $6= $150 ÷ 3 hours. That's $50 an hour. I will admit the first week was difficult and I wanted to quit because I wasn't getting very many picked up and it took me forever.
However, when you started a new job, did you have it all figured out in the first few days, probably not. I saw the potential and was determined on how to make it work, and I did.
I was picking them up in a Honda Prelude (2 door). I was packing up to 10 at a time. Then I bought a hitch and a trailer. Now I can pick up triple that. If you are thinking about doing this, try it for yourself. Don't let someone else's experience sway your decision. Not even mine. I would say give it at least a month doing it 2-3 nights a week and then make an informed personal decision.
You can make good money doing this, but it is work. And just like anything else, you get what you put in. If you are hard working hustler who is will to work later in the night and wake up before most people are up then the odds are in your favor. If you are lazy and think you are going to get rich doing this you are confused at best.
There are struggles in this hustle, but, I'd rather be struggling for myself, than making money for someone else and hate what I do. There are people taking advantage of the system, like hoarding and people picking scooters up before they are suppose to. Eventually, they will lose because greed will weed them out and they will get caught and banned. Hoping Bird will do something but, what am I going to do, complain? What has that ever gotten anyone?
I will continue to grind and when I see that it isn't profitable then I will make the desicion to find another side hustle. I agree with the comment someone made about this not being someone's sole source of income ( though it could be) I say that because we never know when something will not be there anymore.
Opportunities come and go, however, your ability to learn something new, adapt and ride that wave will always put you at an advantage over those who aren't willing to humble themselves.
Hope to hear any input or questions. I will start making some videos for the scooter hustle. I just want to help people. Thanks!
The trailer idea popped up into my head as soon as I saw him max out at 5 scooters. Not that I would personally do this but I have a 4 x 8 trailer and could probably fit dozens of them on it. Curious if you charge them while hauling them. Would be hell on your car's electrical system without some serious upgrades.
How exactly do you charge all these scooters?? He said that was his only downfall... he only had 4 chargers. And it may take hours to charge some of them up to the recommended voltage.
one of best all time YT comments i've read. can you private message me regarding opportunity?
@@donnyWIN85 Thanks I appreciate that! I can contact you but I am also goimg to make a few videos explaining my scooter journey. Where would you like for me to contact you through?
@@chrish7927That's the exact size trailer I bought. I have tried charging them on the go, still refining that. It just takes a little longer to plug scooters up as I go so, other people are getting to scooters faster than me so, not working to well yet. I am still figuring that out. A while back before scooters were a thing, I built a solar generator. I was able to use that. I actually just boight 3 more batteries so, I could technically charge 20 scooter while I am doing for about 3 hours.
You didn't work that many hours. Just because you couldn't sleep doesn't mean you were working.
Crappy part is you cant really do more. When you drop them off they have to be above 95% charge and as soon as you unplug them they start losing charge
So if you charge them at your house then drive a couple mins to limebase they may not be eligible to be paod for since theyll go under 95, it depends how new the bike is though and how degraded the battery is
Thank you for your time in doing this...yea big company's don't care about the little person on the other end doing all the hard work...
Nice work - thanks for going to the trouble to test and post!
Thanks for the video, I was thinking about doing this as a part time gig, Not anymore.
R.J. Severino This wasn't a fair comparison imo. His first night is going to be the most expensive because he added in the cost of shipping. He just needs to get more chargers (probably 8 total) and it wouldn't be so bad for other people if they didn't have to drive 40 mins round trip
@@DanTechTV Still not worth it , keep in mind apart from everything else your electricity bill is going up up up and away baby.
R.J. Severino its not worth it, stopped after a week
Don't waste you time, money or energy on any gig contractor jobs
I’d only see this profitable if you lived in student apartments where your utilities are included in your rent or on campus where you essentially pay to use the electricity in your tuition
$15 profit plus $300+ RUclips earning for this video. 💰👍
Your videos are awesome man!
You're better than me homie. Thanks for putting in the work so I know not to EVER try that.
Actually, you *can* get money doing that, but you must put in *serious* effort.
like MikeGsaid...:"buy rc fast chargers to speed things up fully charge in about 20mins"
it totally makes sense for me in Toledo though- i get $4 per charge, upwards of $6, and the area served is only in about a 5 mi radius of University of Toledo campus. My electric costs is only 5.8cents/kWh too, so total for 1 scooter I net about $3.00. So for everynight i pick up 4 scooters, i make $12 net profit. And my desktop alone pulls 400W from the wall and used for about 8hrs a day- before lime i was spending about $60 on electric per month, after about $80 max
So you charged all these in the back of your vehicle? You didn't have to take them home and charge them?
how many scooters can you charge before the batteries dead?
Second time I come across your channel . You are a smart man 🙂
Why dont you just plug the inverter into your car and ditch the extra battery?
William Vaughan it’ll blow the fuse in no time
300 watts inverted would kill the battery over half an hour or so. The second battery being boosted by the car with low voltage cut out would work and simply switch off charging if you stop the engine for more than half or one hour etc. I live off grid and originally ran about 300 watts off my car for PC and often had to leave the engine running for a few hours while gaming etc - it sucked lol. Now I have a beautiful system and can draw 1000 watts for ten hours without sun and charge at 60 amps (x48 volt) 2000 watts off the roof.
Bump up to a mini-van or your car still. The install few more batteries tied into the van/car alternator & bigger power inverter. Create holders to keep them up-right & plug-in as you pick-up in your van or like you did in your car(just might be more hassle if the lower ones charge faster & have to unstack to get them out of the car). Then as you drive it charges up.
Now also do the Food delivery service or other late night APP delivery service also in same area or close to it. As you pick-up/deliver food or what not, you also pick up Scooters & charge on the go, then as you pickup & deliver food, drop off as soon as fully charged & maybe pick up more on your list to charge. IF you get an idea on the time frame to fully charge a dead battery to full, gives you an idea of how many you can do thru out the night, even if you pick one up few hours before it has to be dropped.
Trying to tie into another operation at same time, that way the engine/gas being used to make money for 2 operations at once.
I was thinking same thing... Do 2 or 3 or 4 things at once
ya, if you can spread out the pickups as you go & it will charge as you do the other stuff which will be the semi-core money maker, with these charges as a bonus in-between while waiting for orders and since engine will be running as deliver orders, it keeps the batteries up to charge the scooters. That way no time is wasted on either one, they kinda tie in together.
And record a youtube video at the same time. Now he's making 3 sources of income all at once.
You're a genius.
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It would cost more in gas to run alternator. U still can only charge few at time. Its cheaper to charge at home
You seem like a really nice guy I hope things work out for you...thanks Buddha
Thank you for a public service. I will watch more now. This is info people need today. Your very good at it. Thank you.
I picked up 4 scooters and didn't get paid for it because of the app malfunctioned.
Sell the scooters.
@@getlitla I don't want to find people sell too.
@Youric Hunt lazy? That's a joke right? If it paid well I doubt you'd do it. Look at all the shit he's going through 😂. What do you do, construction? Landscaping? Oh yeah, now those are real jobs that require SOOOOO much skill right? Lol go lay down, dad.
@@110100101101 Stupid comment. What does being lazy have to do with skill? Even then hose jobs you listed actually do require skill and hardwork anyways soo ?
Rrobert Lindsey Construction and Landscaping are real jobs, so is picking up scooters. *Youric Hunt* is just an idiot.
I agree with you, I'm a lime juicer and I spend more time for little money, plus waking up early for this is not worth it, if you are a person that lives in the heart of a downtown it may be worth trying it, but I won't waste gas to do this anymore and add the fact that because you are in the search of a scooter that may not be as easy to find it can actually be worse than people driving while talking on the phone, I can actually make more money with less effort been a doordash dasher
Or you could get a real job that didnt come from an app
@@gorgewashingtonful driving is the only way to even out your taxes
Can you charge via solar power? Via storing through a car battery as a bridge to store up energy when its not charging?
Vids are legit bro u helpin alot of ppl who otherwise would have found out the hard way
If you know how to look for them and treat it like a job you can make like 230 a night
I wonder what the profit margins would be like if you owned a Tesla Semi, had solar power, and could charge hundreds of them.
Danie Bello exactly haha
can you tell how much charge is left in a scooter when you go to pick it UP? If it had 75% charge remaining, this means you only have to charge 25%, which should make the job much easier, no?
Great case study sir....super insightful!
Your hourly pay rate is even lower than that because you need to calculate your total taxes. Uncle Sam needs to get paid.
True. The only good thing (here in Australia at least) is that fuel and vehicle maintenance etc all become deductible as does the cost of electricity to charge them etc. Theoretically this makes clothes (hi vis) boots, tools and anything else connected with it free. That being said I still think a factory job would be better.
This dude is a native Yiddish speaker I promise you. I work with the chassidic community and this guy almost certainly grew up there. Lol!
The guy isn't afraid to work and try new things which is pretty cool. Culturally, he doesn't consider his dog as a possible food source so he is a winner at all levels I reckon. I have very simple criteria hehe.
Just discovered your channel! Liked!
I wonder if there are adapters that would let you charge these using Electric car charging stations. I think that would be really efficient around L.A. at night.
Thanks, Man. I'd be concerned about being accused of stealing the bikes - did you have some proof from Lime that you were legit? Income would improve slightly over time as your charger costs are a one-off initial fee and you get to know the best pick-up and drop-off locations but its not a get rich quick solution!
These jobs require trailers with 40+ pickups for it to be worth it
Lol, not with bird
my dodge pickup truck can take 20 of these scooters easy...just need enough chargers ...
Colton D yes I should buy a pickup trip good idea
Or an extended cargo van which im about to fucking abuse doing this 😂😂
I fit 10 with ease in my Escape. I just go downtown, find a free parking space and then harvest on foot. If I'm feeling lazy, ill grab a scooter to harvest the others. 2-3 hours and I make about $50 after fuel costs. 5 nights a week and I'm profiting $250 a week before taxes for 10-15 hours of work. I haven't charged any yet, I just do the retrieval and drop off tasks.
Your video was very helpful thank you
It gets better when you do it longer. You can see on the map which scooters are gonna be easy, and which are gonna be hard. And the more chargers you have the more you can make. I know a guy that fits 18 in his Toyota Prius every night!
Try this in the netherlands, where a gallon is around 10 bucks.
and everyone drives electric, thankfully
look up MAKING 5k A MONTH CHARGING SCOOTERS for LIME!!!!!
Lol 5k a month wtf, I make 8k a month
The average income for Americans is 50k with few exceptions like IT, DR, Lawyers look it up... 5k a month is liveable unless you like keeping up with the Jones...Do more with less
Christofer Cervantes 5k for charging got damn scooters is a lot of money bro
@@rickytrevino8281 Yeah okay...
@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 Okay what?
Is the battery thing a good idea and did it charge the scooters all the way because you get paid by how much it charges
What about the renters and car insurance coverage they want you to have. Did you review your insurance coverage?
Bro u made $14 profit but only picked up 5 scooters lmao sum guy on RUclips picked up 30 scooters and made like $135 a night
I'm sorry kid, how did it take you 92 miles to drive through town did you start in mexico?
pro tip - try to pickup more than one scooter in the same location j/k
wut "kid"? 92 miles is like an hour and a half of driviing... nice try
Drew Murph yea but that’s mad far
hahahah
potatochobit lmao coming from the Mexican
@@drewmurph2018 not in the city, on the freeway its 60/mph * 1.5=90 miles
You've got a new sub. From NZ!!
also if you have a van build a rack so you can put scooters in upright with handle bars to onw side and then you can slide scooters in upside down on the rack with the handle bars facing the other way it would double your carry capacity. Onder o hit it on the nail.
this side hustle is all about location ,location, location where you are to where the lime hubs and usage is.
Holy smokes that's crazy... Thank you to all the juicers for charging these scooters!
"How the hell did it got there"
Yeah, all I need to know is hear them say a couple of sentences and know whatever they are doing will not work out for them.
Thanks for the break down on prices good video
very informative, thanks for putting this together