The price of shared charging treasure will increase by "6 ​​yuan per hour"?

Some customer service said that different scenarios charge different

  The Paper, journalist, Yu Yan, Lin Juoyao, Zhu Xuan, and intern Yang Jieru

  At the end of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the topic of the price increase of shared power banks sparked discussion among netizens.

According to a report by the Yangtze Evening News, during the Dragon Boat Festival, some consumers found that in Xiamen, shared power banks generally charge 3 yuan for half an hour and 6 yuan for an hour, which is more expensive than cold drinks in scenic spots.

  On June 15, a number of consumers broke the news to The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that during the Dragon Boat Festival, they generally charge 6 yuan an hour for power banks that they rent at high-speed rail stations, popular attractions and other places.

  In this regard, a corporate customer service staff who operates a shared power bank responded to Peng Mei News that the charging rules for power banks are different in different scenarios. "Like a high-speed rail station, the charge is 3 yuan for 30 minutes, and 6 yuan for 1 hour." As for the question of rising, the aforementioned staff said that now prices are changing, and the price setting is determined by the needs of merchants and market demand.

  "If you borrow a power bank for 32 minutes, the charge will be deducted at 6 yuan per hour"

  On June 15, Ms. Sun from Jiangsu told The Paper that on the Dragon Boat Festival on the 14th, she borrowed a shared charging treasure from the incoming call sharing charging pile placed in the Fuyang High-speed Railway Station in Anhui.

After 32 minutes, she returned the power bank and found that 6 yuan was eventually deducted.

  Ms. Sun felt that the charge was unreasonable. "The charge for a shared power bank is 3 yuan for half an hour. I only charge for one hour after 2 minutes. Is this reasonable?"

  Another citizen, Liu Min (pseudonym) from Xuancheng, Anhui, told The Paper that on the evening of June 14, she borrowed a shared power bank from the call sharing charging pile placed in the Hangzhou East High-speed Railway Station.

According to the screenshot page of the rental order provided by Liu Min, she deducted 6 yuan for one hour of rental.

  Liu Min said, "6 yuan an hour is too expensive, and the previous price of 4 yuan an hour is acceptable." In addition, Liu Min said that even if the battery is temporarily charged for an hour, the battery level of the mobile phone has not increased much.

  In addition to charging 6 yuan an hour for power banks at high-speed rail stations in some cities, consumers have told The Paper that even in the same city, the price of shared power banks in different regions is different.

  Ms. Zhou, who works in Shanghai, told The Paper that on June 14, she rented a street-electric power bank at a popular travel agency on Di’anfu Road in Shanghai “net celebrity check-in”, charging 6 yuan an hour.

She checked the order and found that on June 5, she rented a street-power charger in another area of ​​Shanghai, which only charged 4 yuan an hour.

"Does the hourly charging standard of power banks in different regions differ?"

  Customer Service: Different scenarios have different charges, and the price is determined by the merchant and the market

  Regarding the increase in the price of shared power banks, many netizens called out "Can't afford to use power banks" on Weibo.

  The Paper found that the hourly charging prices of many brands of shared power banks have risen to varying degrees in the past two to three years.

  Taking the brand "Street Power Bank" as an example, The Paper Journalists compared the orders for street power sharing power banks in Shanghai from 2018 to 2021 and found that the charging standards for power banks loaned from different cabinets were increased from 1 yuan per hour. Up to now 4 yuan an hour.

In 2018, the charging standard of the power bank is 1 yuan per hour; in 2019, the charging standard of the power bank is 1.5 yuan for 30 minutes; in 2020, the charging mark is changed to "free for the first 5 minutes, and the charge will be 2 yuan per hour if it is exceeded "; In 2021, the charging standard is "2 yuan per 30 minutes, 4 yuan per hour."

  The charging standard of the brand "Incoming Power Bank" is 1.5 yuan per hour in 2019 when different cabinets are loaned in Shanghai. In 2021, the charging standard will be increased from 1.5 yuan per hour to 6 yuan per hour.

The charging standard of the brand "Small Power Bank" loaned by different counters in Shanghai has been raised from RMB 2 per hour in 2019 to RMB 4 per hour today.

  Why does the price of shared power banks increase?

Why are the charging standards different?

In this regard, a customer service staff member of "Street Power Bank" denied to The Paper that the price of Street Power Bank has increased: "Different cabinets have different billing standards."

  A customer service staff member of the “call sharing power bank” said that the charging rules of the power bank are different in different scenarios.

  "Like a high-speed railway station, the charge is 3 yuan for 30 minutes and 6 yuan for 1 hour." The aforementioned staff said that in recent years, the price of "call sharing power bank" has changed because of the difference between the price of the year and the current year. The price is set by the merchant. Demand and market demand are determined.

  A customer service staff member of the brand "Small Power Sharing Power Bank" told The Paper that the charging price of the brand's shared charging bank will vary according to the city and scenario where it is placed. The specific charging price needs to be based on the page when the consumer scans the code. The displayed ones shall prevail.

  Who decides the charging standard of the power bank?

The Paper inquired about an online trading platform and found that there are many shops selling different specifications of scan code shared charging treasure cabinets, the price ranges from 500 to thousands of yuan.

  Take one of the stores selling "street electricity" cabinets as an example. The store introduced that the shared power bank has an independent backstage, unlimited space, one can be an agent, and the system can be maintained free of charge.

A staff member of the shop told The Paper that the charging treasure counter company will charge 10% of the revenue.

The proceeds will be used to ensure the subsequent replenishment of the loss of power banks, 24 hours a day customer service, etc.

In terms of the price setting and equipment installation of power bank cabinets, there will also be dedicated staff to connect with the professor.

  The staff of the aforementioned store stated that the hourly charging price of the power bank "merchants can set their own."