Ridepanda is the online store for e-bike enthusiasts done with sharing

There are infinite apps for scooter- and bike-sharing. On high of that, there is a lengthy listing of decisions for electrical bicycles, scooters, trikes, unicycles, skateboards, lightweight bikes, and mopeds. It is loads. 

So Chinmay Malaviya and Charlie Depman, former execs at Lime, Scoot and Hen, constructed a web based retailer devoted to all rides electrical, multi function place. Ridepanda launched Wednesday with curated e-rides for e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds. It is constructed round customized searches based mostly on preferences like worth, consolation, scores, and even weight. There’s additionally a quiz to seek out your customized listing of steered rides.

Ridepanda is for riders who wish to purchase and personal their machine, so you will not discover solutions to hire a scooter by means of an app. Because the pandemic rages on, e-bike gross sales are by means of the roof, having more than doubled since final yr. Determining which two-wheeler to purchase, although, is overwhelming. “Immediately as a shopper it is a noisy expertise,” with so many choices for e-bikes and e-scooters to parse by means of, co-founder Malaviya stated in a latest name. 

Automobiles on Ridepanda are offered by means of the corporate instantly, so you will not work together with scooter makers like Segway or Unagi. Ridepanda provides its personal financing, warranties, and buyer assist for after your buy. Its emblem incorporates a panda sporting a helmet and, certain sufficient, helmets, locks, and different add-ons can be found on the positioning as effectively. 

Not any scooter or bike could make it onto the brand new rides website. Each product is reviewed and vetted based mostly on repairability, security, efficiency, sustainability, and sturdiness. Because the co-founders famous, not all scooters available on the market use respected batteries or easy-to-find alternative elements. However the website can be restricted, particularly at launch. There are solely 12 e-scooter choices to this point, so it’s miles from exhaustive. For extra area of interest e-categories, like electrical skateboards or one-wheeled gadgets, you continue to must do your personal analysis.

Depman offers credit score to ride-sharing apps like Lime, Lyft, and Hen for getting individuals enthusiastic about proudly owning their very own automobile. The apps “launched individuals to this new class of car that is eco-friendly and enjoyable,” he stated. “[It’s] whetting individuals’s urge for food for possession.” Simply this week, scooter-share firm Hen began promoting its $600 Bird Air e-scooter at Goal. No sharing crucial.