The Swifty Podcast #18 - COVID Effects, UK E-Scooter Trials & New Products!

The Swifty Podcast returns! After a break as a result of the COVID-19 Jason and Camilla are back to give you all an update on how the past 6 months have affected us.
Our co-founders also share their views on the current UK e-scooter trials, give updates on some hotly anticipated products and hint at what's to come over the next few months in terms of new products!
Skip ahead to a point in the conversation below -
00:00 - Intro
03:00 - The changing nature of how people used scooters during lockdown
05:00 - How our NHS discount was embraced worldwide and some touching customer stories
08:29 - The UK government call for evidence on E-scooters, the evidence we submitted and a rundown of the pothole test
17:30 - Our concerns around the lack of change to rules around ownership of e-scooters and how the huge sharing platforms gain their influence in cities
22:00 - The growing importance of active travel in the time of COVID-19
27:50 - The upcoming challenge of being out of stock and global problems with parts manufacturing as a result of huge increased demand
30:27 - New product development - updates on the kick-stand, our new kick-assist electric kit
39:30 - We’re working on a range of new home fitness equipment. Some sneak peeks at what products we have in the pipeline!
41:30 - Swifty merchandise that we have planned for the coming months
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[@grahamturnbull5788]

Looking forward to the kickstand.

[@ASDFCH]

Yay! Kickstand is underway.

[@ASDFCH]

Yup, amazing how outdoor items are selling out. Even www.ebikes.ca/ is reporting on how hard of a time they are having with demand.

[@davidrowe8747]

Great to hear about all of the new things going on with the company (or at least, those you are ready to tell us at this moment). But I can't believe Jason has never heard of "range anxiety"! ;-)

[@SwiftyScootersTV]

haha, Jason is so funny! His battery runs on sandwiches, so can easily be re-charged on the go!

[@tomassullivan4422]

you probably dont give a shit but if you're bored like me atm then you can stream all the new series on Instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my gf recently xD

[@hectorkayden2424]

@Tomas Sullivan definitely, I've been using InstaFlixxer for since december myself :D

[@davidhunternyc1]

Dearest Camilla, Why oh why at 37:23 did you drive a dagger through my heart? I waited patiently, like a good little schoolboy, for the most amazing product development announcement since the invention of the wheel and then... wait for it, wait for it...nothing, nada, and to add insult to injury... niets. You smashed me like a house fly with a swatter. There was no mercy from you. No pity. Only a smile. "We'll talk about it next time," you said. I knew what Jason was itching to tell us. I saw that gleam in his eyes. That shimmer. That spark. I read his mind. Must I now have to comb through Jason's Instagram page to find it? My suffering knows no bounds, Camilla. So now that you and I are the very best of friends I do have an idea for a scooter color. I too went to art school and have a fine art background. One of the most fascinating and beautiful colors I've ever seen is celadon. I've spent countless hours in the Metropolitan Museum of Art studying Chinese porcelain. Trying to replicate the color of jade, celadon was developed in the Han Dynasty around 25 A.D. Though traditionally celadon leans towards the green spectrum, for me, the most fascinating hue rides the line somewhere between grey, green, and blue. There's a putty undertone to celadon that belies pure white porcelain. Though we live in a world where everything is instantly assimilated I've seen colors of celadon that cannot be pinned down. Celadon slows the eye. It's elegant. It's confounding. Celadon is a magnificent color. Anyway, screw colors. Who needs colors when the whole world is waiting for a scooter made with disc brakes and rhymes with... "caffeine?" ...ooohhh I just had another idea. There could be another reason for Camilla's sheepishness and Jason's puppy dog eyes... if you know what I'm sayin'. Just sayin'.

[@SwiftyScootersTV]

I guess we thought we'd see if anyone could guess first!

[@davidhunternyc1]

Swifty Scooters Oh, I guessed first. I’ve been posting about it for ages now. It’s sounds like “gunfight” or “caffeine.” I just don’t want to jinx it.

[@ASDFCH]

Thanks for uploading your data on your research on your customer base. I got to use it as part of my marketing research project at University.

[@davidrowe8747]

Did you have any interesting findings in your project that you can share here? (I'm assuming you were referring to the survey data)