A Secret Look Into My Lime Charging Setup

In this video I give you a (not so) secret tour of my Lime Juicer setup. Lime, formerly Limebike, is an on demand transportation company that rents dockless scooters (Lime-S) and bikes.
Note: The thumbnail for this video does not reflect my charging setup and is purely for illustrative and entertainment purposes aka I was feeling creative :)
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[@angelic420x5]

you are absolutely insane ive cleaned up a lime scooter fire and that was due to using extension cords like this

[@danmclaughlin1180]

I leave all the scooters I collect in my vehicle over night to charge. I park my car in the garage and run a lead to the car and hook the chargers up. They don't pay me enough to be lifting scooter in and out of the car all the time. I know they say it's a fire risk but so is charging them in your garage. Nothing worse than lifting and stacking scooters into the vehicle at 5 am in morning.

[@YourDriverMike]

As long as it's done right I see nothing wrong with it because you're right loading these scooters (which are now even heavier) can be a pain

[@danmclaughlin1180]

@@YourDriverMike I've now taken a break from charging scooters as it's no longer profitable in my city. Prices for harvesting scooters have steadily decreased over the past year. In the beginning they were paying $7-$8 minimum in my city. The highest I ever collect was $13 for a single scooter. Now prices are as low as $5.5 and decreasing. Unfortunately Lime does not care as they have 21,000+ people on the waiting list to become juicers where I live and they are willing to pay for their own chargers. Alot of the original juicers that helped lime in the start have all left. I guess this is the future of employment in the gig economy.

[@johnmascharka5474]

Could you do a live stream harvesting your scooters?

[@SleepingElephant]

I agree.. so we see what it is like. Might see a fight breakout for that scooter...

[@YourDriverMike]

I've arrived at about 6 scooters where someone else was in the process of harvesting which is very frustrating to get SO close just to miss out on that pay then having to find another scooter. I like the live streaming idea I'll have to set that up.

[@robsanchez5742]

I hear Lime is coming up with a detachable battery pack so Juicers can just unlock and swap out batteries packs.

[@YourDriverMike]

Interesting thanks Rob I'll be on the look out

[@TimKaseyMythHealer]

Anybody had the experience where you are baited into driving a considerable distance to harvest a lime. When you show up the lime disappears from the map unavailable for harvesting and then you quickly realize that it has been turned off? What has been turned off is the harvesting feature that shows up on your map for example five six and seven dollars. You also ring the bell of this particular lime and realize that somebody is harassing you intentionally. Has anyone experienced this?

[@YourDriverMike]

Hi Tim, how do you know that someone is harassing you intentionally? I have had this happen where I go to harvest a lime and it disappears. Could be an app issue or someone harvested it just before you arrived and the map refreshed while you were on your way.

[@TimKaseyMythHealer]

@dandanthetaximan never had any of these issues with skip so in answer to your question absolutely not.

[@TimKaseyMythHealer]

@dandanthetaximan Skip is Limes competition. Speaking with others who do charging, I have confirmation that what I'm saying has been experienced by others.

[@TSAVVVV]

How not to charge your scooters... dont use power strips on extensions. Extensions arent made to handle all the amps/watts. Buy instead a strip with a long cord.

[@YourDriverMike]

Thanks for watching Remy, there's no way for me to directly run a power strip to an outlet in the garage due to space. Haven't had any issues running a 20ft outdoor extension cord to my power strip and charging that way.

[@kclaptraffic]

@@YourDriverMike the reason your scooters are taking so long to charge is because they are starving for power, if you spread them out over several circuits they will charge a little faster

[@BigJdoinBigThangz]

@@kclaptraffic what if u buy a 12 gauge Ridgid extension cord? I heard the thicker the cord the more it can handle?

[@ghz24]

@@kclaptraffic Na do the math the battery can take less than 200 watts 7 svootets at 200 watts is 1400 watts,well within the 1500 watt limit on a standard circuit. That's assuming the chargers are 200 watt which they definitely not. More like 80-100 watt chargers from the look of them, that would be minimum of 12 even with the drop from a 20 foot extension cord. Get a 12 gauge extension cord you'll be fine for at least 12. Too many being plugged in would blow the house fuse not slow the charge.

[@DustinIsDriving]

Good video and nice job finding another source of revenue that’s easy and cost effective

[@YourDriverMike]

Working out well, this plus delivery is my combo right now. Uber needs to fix my account though.

[@DustinIsDriving]

Very good to hear. Oh man try going to a hub if possible they usually can fix issues there faster. Best of luck man.

[@tonyellsworth7318]

Hey Mike, I'd like to connect with some Juicers in Newport Beach California--what's the best way to connect with Juicer/Harvesters? A few people doing this have an infrastructure I'd be happy to pay to participate in my beta test for eMobility applications.

[@craigwflys]

I own a similar electric scooter and I figured the cost of electricity for a full 5 hour charge only costs about 7 cents. My charger pulls only 80 watts.

[@YourDriverMike]

Similar to the numbers I've heard as well for charging costs. Thanks for watching!

[@WCephei77HD]

Many thanks for your help, another quick question, what about liability on this deal with Lime, as a Juicer, are we liable for theft, fire, unwilful damage, etc... so for anything that might happen to the scooters, will the juicer be held liable and will have to pay for the missing, lost scooters?

[@alejandrovalencia4672]

hi after charging the scooter do u need to drop off at the same location it was pick up or not?

[@YourDriverMike]

Nope! You can 'serve' (or drop off) your charged scooters at any available serve point.

[@WCephei77HD]

Can you please tell me what you think about this... I'm planning to leave the scooters charging inside my van, of course there's the risk of fire I suppose which still might not be as high of a risk but still risk is risk anyway. Which is why I'm considering my Van isn't that highly valuable and if anything ever happens to it I'll just take ownership of my losses... anyway what's your opinion please?

[@YourDriverMike]

Would this be while you're harvesting/driving? If so as long as you appropriately manage the electrical demands (i.e. wattage needed to charge scooters vs the van's battery etc) I see no problem with it. I agree with you, I don't anticipate fire being a high risk as long as power management is done right AND these aren't left charging in the van without temperature regulation. What I mean by that is ensuring the van is not over heating in the sun/having the AC on if needed. Note this would be an atypical charging setup and you most likely assuming all risk to the scooters etc if doing this. Also note that this is not meant to be legal advice nor am I an expert on electrical requirements.

[@Nippless247]

You get fined for the broken scooters

[@jyotipradhan5593]

thanks Mike. I am interested to drive one. I want to know about ownership and also how to ride. Can I get help for that?

[@YourDriverMike]

Hello Jyoti, if you'd like to ride with Lime as a customer check if they're first available in your market here: www.li.me/locations

[@LuciaRodriguez-kq4pw]

7 horas? Lime ha aumentado las baterías?

[@candlesbypurplerose1010]

Are you using your own electricity ? Does that go on your home electric bill

[@douglasvegas-gt1vi]

Do they fold down? So have to spend $$ before start become a lime charger?

[@YourDriverMike]

Hi Douglas, no they do not fold and yes you will spend money to purchase the Lime chargers - limebike.myshopify.com/products/lime-s-power-supply-4-pack-new-gen $15 each unless they give you a promo code, not sure if they still do that for new Juicers

[@decommissionedtoilet7935]

what is the promo code for the chargers? (please reply)

[@YourDriverMike]

Hi Tyson, I'm not sure if Lime has a promo code for those anymore as I signed up when they first came here to San Diego.

[@revolutionarydrew5312]

I cant use a extension cord with 6 shared outlet? Im trying to make it reach further.

[@YourDriverMike]

Hi Rad, I used a 6-port power strip and ran a 20' outdoor/indoor extension cord to an outlet in the garage. Works fine for me, hope this helps!

[@amck72]

@@YourDriverMike This method you mentioned above in using a 6 port power strip with an outdoor extension cord should work in my bedroom right ? Also did you pick a specific 6 port power strip ?

[@rangaliebtmanga6936]

15900mAh per Scooter battery pack

[@ghz24]

The one I have says 8800 mAh rated and 9540 mAh typical. It's a 10p3s pack with LG cells. Where did you find your information?

[@audiofella5066]

how early can you pick them up in the evening? can you pickup before 9pm? i was trying to pickup more around 6 or 7 when off work?

[@YourDriverMike]

Hi Audio, you can pick them up at any time of day including before 9PM. 9PM is when the majority of scooters become available to be harvested. You will find that there aren't as many available during the day however.

[@TheLakeHouseTv]

How did you get your discount code?

[@YourDriverMike]

Lime sent me this code via email when I signed up but I'm not sure if they're still doing a discount on the initial pack of chargers

[@SleepingElephant]

Thanks for the info.....Have you had to clean the scooter.....or did you pass on the ones that smelled like dog shit? I signed up with your code...I have seen a few scooters where I live but Lime didn't reply back. What if you charge at night but forget to send the LIme scooters the next morning 5-7 am or whatever....can you release the limes for later for less profit or the next day?

[@YourDriverMike]

Hi Sleeping Elephant, really appreciate the sign up thank you! Honestly if there's a scooter available, it's not damaged and it scans in I'll take it. Actually haven't found any that smell unbearable or anything. I would recommend gloves though as they are pretty dirty sometimes. If you don't serve your scooters by 7AM (protip there's actually a grace period here) you'll receive 1/2 pay.

[@raymondmccoy5904]

I fit ten lime scooters in the back of my caliber

[@williamneher446]

Lol what a lame video

[@YourDriverMike]

😭nooo haha what was lame about it?