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Public transportation costs 40x the equavalent E-scooter transportation cost in Singapore.
That is if u don't include the price of E-scooter depreciation and the maintenance costs.
Journey example: Toa Payoh SAFRA to City Hall MRT.
Electricity costs of travelling 1km by PMD is below half cents.
Thus, the 6.1km journey by E-scooter will costs under 3¢ by electric scooter but according to LTA H2Go app, the same journey by public transportation will cost $1.22 or in excess of 40 times the cost of journey by electric scooter.
PS: the length of time taken to travel 6.1 km according to Google maps is 1 hr 18 minutes at walking speed, the duration will be significantly reduced if an ordinary/ e-bicycle was used due to allowance for use on public roads (bicycle speed is easily 5-6 times faster than walking speed).
PS: the electricity price of E-scooter transportation as derived from the specifications of an average e-scooter as advertised in the following pamphlet (found on internet); it is based on the highest battery capacity option of 18.8Ah, multiplied by voltage of battery (48V) meaning a full charge battery capacity of 902.4Wh for a maximum range of 50km.
Assuming electricity price is 24¢/kWh, full charge battery will costs= 21.66¢ and each km travelled will likewise costs just 0.433152 cents (i.e. less than half a cent only).
Example of average e-scooter available for sale in Singapore:
That is if u don't include the price of E-scooter depreciation and the maintenance costs.
Journey example: Toa Payoh SAFRA to City Hall MRT.
Electricity costs of travelling 1km by PMD is below half cents.
Thus, the 6.1km journey by E-scooter will costs under 3¢ by electric scooter but according to LTA H2Go app, the same journey by public transportation will cost $1.22 or in excess of 40 times the cost of journey by electric scooter.
PS: the length of time taken to travel 6.1 km according to Google maps is 1 hr 18 minutes at walking speed, the duration will be significantly reduced if an ordinary/ e-bicycle was used due to allowance for use on public roads (bicycle speed is easily 5-6 times faster than walking speed).
PS: the electricity price of E-scooter transportation as derived from the specifications of an average e-scooter as advertised in the following pamphlet (found on internet); it is based on the highest battery capacity option of 18.8Ah, multiplied by voltage of battery (48V) meaning a full charge battery capacity of 902.4Wh for a maximum range of 50km.
Assuming electricity price is 24¢/kWh, full charge battery will costs= 21.66¢ and each km travelled will likewise costs just 0.433152 cents (i.e. less than half a cent only).
Example of average e-scooter available for sale in Singapore:
