In a short time, Stockholm has scored a large amount of elsparkcyklar deployed in and around the city – at the end of november was extended, for example, the number 200 when the company Lime put out their electric vehicles in the city in competition with the already existing Voi.
the Development also happens in many other places in the world. But in some cities have at the same time the problem of vandalism of elsparkcyklarna become clear. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday on how elsparkcyklarna in some places, only have an expected life span of around two months – which makes it difficult to obtain profitability in the business. Partly this was due to vandalism.
the companies affected by this type of vandalism – and specially a case has been reported. On 30 October, the blogger, Myrna Lorentzson been out partying on Södermalm with their friends. She then saw a elsparkcykel on Söder Mälarstrand and got a whim to pretend with your friends that she would toss it in the water. When his friends started filming her with her cell phone did she suddenly kind of thing – and released elfordonet from the quayside.
“I was very drunk when I did it,” she says to DN.
the Clip was subsequently uploaded on both Twitter and Instagram, and quickly gained a certain spread. Myrna Lorentzon tells how she then removed the post on Instagram, but forgot to do the same on Twitter.
came suddenly a message from a senior manager at the current company.
” He wanted to get in contact with me. I had such a terrible panic. I thought first that it was a ”prank”, someone joked with me, ” says Myrna Lorentzson.
But it was no joke. After they had communicated a time came the manager with a proposal. Myrna had to choose from three paths. The first two were to be reported to the police and resolve the matter in court or that she would pay for what elsparkcykeln cost. The third way was that she would apologize in public and become an ambassador for the company.
She chose the third option and has written a detailed apology on his blog.
” I don’t know actually. He explained that scootrar constantly getting vandalized. But in this case it was an open sabotage, and that they then have to do something.
eventually, the company chose to settle with the excuse and left the requirement that she would continue to be their ambassador.
Myrna Lorentzson is now very remorseful over his behavior.
” I have learned a lesson. I shall not cause any sabotage again. It was sick unnecessarily, ” she says.
” Yes.” People are right nasty actually. It was the one that accused me of being alone do so that the earth goes under. And someone who thinks I’m immature and call me a ”brat”.
the DN has tried to get in touch with the boss at the current company, which has not returned with any reply.
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