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Most spare parts are imported by distributors and trading companies. The top four sales segments are suspension parts, oils, filters, and tires. As the number of used cars has grown in Ukraine, owners of these cars prefer to purchase low-cost products, increasing the average order size by 10-15%. Experts predict that aftermarket online sales will continue to grow in 2021, reshaping the market in the coming years.
E-Scooter Rental in Ukraine: E-Scooter Rental introduced by Bolt taxi service emerged in Ukraine in 2020. According to Bolt, 93% of Ukrainian users gave the rental service an excellent rating. Bolt is planning to launch the service in other cities of Ukraine and is looking forward to the opening of the new season in spring 2021. Bolt management intends to improve the quality and availability of electric scooter rental service in Kyiv and increase the number of such micro-vehicles. Previous successful experience indicates that users willingly support the development trend of environmentally friendly transport infrastructure. According to the service, in 2020, the average ride time on a Bolt scooter was 21 minutes, and the average distance was 9 km per ride.
The rental of electric scooters is one step toward fulfilling Bolt’s long-term environmental strategy. Bolt plans to offset at least 5 million tons of carbon emissions by 2025 through the Green Plan program. In Ukraine, Bolt’s taxi services are available in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kryvy Rih and Lviv. According to the Bolt app, it costs UAH 29 ($1) to unlock the scooter, followed by a UAH 4.9 ($0.2) per minute fee.
Kiwi Scooter Rental in Ukraine: Dutch startup Kiwi announced on its Instagram page that it has rolled out the rental of electric scooters in Kyiv on September 13, 2020, only a month after the Estonian transportation company Bolt began to offer analogous services to Kyiv’s commuters. Kiwi’s headquarters are located in Odesa, but the company itself belongs to Dutch innovative technology startup developer Extra Watts. So far, Kiwi operates only in Ukraine and their projects are mostly based on the rental of scooters. Kiwi says that it plans to enter more cities with more types of vehicles, according to its website. As with most other rental vehicles, to start their ride a user has to open the Kiwi mobile app, available for Android and IOS devices, and scan the QR code located on the scooter. Similarly to Bolt, a map appears in order to help locate available scooters. The map is divided into three zones: green, yellow and a deadzone. Customers can drive the scooters in green and yellow zones but are obliged to park them only in the green zone. The app also introduces the Kiwi Wallet, or a balance account, where the users have to purchase a payment plan before their ride. The available packages vary from UAH 200 (app. USD 7) to UAH 1,000 (app.$36).
Although from a distance one can’t really tell the difference between the two lime green scooters of Kiwi and Bolt, Kiwi’s services are cheaper than Bolt’s. According to the Kiwi app, it costs UAH 15 ($0.5) to unlock the scooter, followed by a UAH 2.5 ($0.1) per minute fee.
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