Ford F-150 Lightning boosts e-scooter business
03 Jan 2024|150 views
Ford has featured HFX e-Scooters, an e-scooter business located in Halifax, Canada, which utilises the Ford F-150 Lightning.
Run by Max Rastelli, the business used to require Rastelli to haul scooters to a central hub in Halifax to charge them, leading to a lot of driving and downtime. Rastelli did introduce swappable rechargeable batteries for his e-scooters, which helped to eliminate some of the downtime. However, the batteries still needed to be charged every day at the central hub, which did not have enough power to charge all of the batteries at once.
Business operations changed, however, when Rastelli took delivery of his F-150 Lightning in October 2022. Originally intended to show Halifax residents his commitment to all-electric mobility, Rastelli soon found the electric truck turning into a business accelerator.
As it turned out, the F-150 Lightning, with the 9.6kW offered from its Pro Power Onboard system could charge multiple e-scooter batteries at the same time turning it from a means to transportation into a business accelerator. The purchase of the truck now means HFX e-Scooters is no longer tied to a central charging hub, and Rastelli is now able to consistently keep batteries charging for more efficient swaps with near zero downtime for the scooters.
Rastelli is said to have been so impressed by the productivity gains offered by the truck that he purchased a second Ford F-150 Lightning in 2023.
Ford has featured HFX e-Scooters, an e-scooter business located in Halifax, Canada, which utilises the Ford F-150 Lightning.
Run by Max Rastelli, the business used to require Rastelli to haul scooters to a central hub in Halifax to charge them, leading to a lot of driving and downtime. Rastelli did introduce swappable rechargeable batteries for his e-scooters, which helped to eliminate some of the downtime. However, the batteries still needed to be charged every day at the central hub, which did not have enough power to charge all of the batteries at once.
Business operations changed, however, when Rastelli took delivery of his F-150 Lightning in October 2022. Originally intended to show Halifax residents his commitment to all-electric mobility, Rastelli soon found the electric truck turning into a business accelerator.
As it turned out, the F-150 Lightning, with the 9.6kW offered from its Pro Power Onboard system could charge multiple e-scooter batteries at the same time turning it from a means to transportation into a business accelerator. The purchase of the truck now means HFX e-Scooters is no longer tied to a central charging hub, and Rastelli is now able to consistently keep batteries charging for more efficient swaps with near zero downtime for the scooters.
Rastelli is said to have been so impressed by the productivity gains offered by the truck that he purchased a second Ford F-150 Lightning in 2023.
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