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In this article, we discuss how to make money as a Lime Charger. You know, those green and yellow Lime S Scooters you see laying around?! This is a great gig economy job to make extra cash. I’m going to teach you exactly how to do it, and how to optimize your strategy to make the most money possible.

If you live in a large, expensive city, you probably have noticed electric scooters lying around everywhere! Electric scooter share programs are increasing in popularity. I find them extremely annoying and disruptive to a sidewalk commute. Has anyone been hit by one yet?

LimeBike, Bird, and Spin are three startups that have raised $225 million in venture capital funding (combined, April 2018). In the last year alone Lime raised another 310 million dollars for a 2.4 BILLION dollar valuation. These companies have rolled out vehicles in major cities across the United States.

In this post, we discuss how to make money by charging electric scooters!

Because everyone needs a side hustle, right?!

How To Make Money As A Lime Charger

Whether or not you are a fan of the electric scooter share programs, they are likely here to stay and grow in popularity. It is one solution to the many transportation problems in expensive cities. Furthermore, electric scooter shares are saving urbanites money on their commute to work. If they are here to stay, then we might as benefit from the electric scooter share craze.

This post is all about taking advantage of this electric scooter share phenomena by making it one of your city side hustles to earn extra money.

While there are multiple electric scooter share programs available, the one company that appears to be growing the fastest is Lime (formerly known as LimeBike). The Lime-S Scooter is the biggest craze.

Now you can make money for charging the Lime-S Scooters at home. By becoming a “Lime-S Juicer”, Lime Charger, or Lime-S Scooter charger, you can collect scooters, charge them overnight, and deliver them in the morning for extra cash.

The payout is pretty solid!

To learn how to optimize your electric scooter share side hustle by becoming a Lime-S Juicer, continue reading below.

How To Make Money Charging Electric Scooters

As a Lime-S Juicer, you will be in charge of collecting electric scooters with low battery and charging them overnight. You will be paid for delivering the Lime-S Scooter in the morning. Signup today!

Becoming a Lime-S Juicer is a great way to make extra money. In this post, I will walk you step by step on how to become a Juicer and make extra money.

This is everything you need to know.

How Much Money Can I Make as a Lime-S Scooter Juicer?

See the $$$ in each Lime-S Scooter location? Pretty sweet, huh?!

Juicers get paid per Lime-S scooter charged and delivered.

Payment is based on the dollar amount displayed in the Lime app in harvest mode.

Note that they Lime app will only show scooters with low batteries around you, along with the payout amount.

Lime has dynamic surge pricing, so the price for harvesting a scooter is based on the proximity to other scooters, as well as difficulty to retrieve it.

Payout per Lime-S Scooter can actually be pretty strong. The more you harvest, juice, and serve, (collect, charge, and deliver) the more money you will make!

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How do I become a Lime Bike Juicer?

Download the Lime app. By using my referral code, you will get $3 off your first ride. That is if you choose to use them as a ride!

But to become a Juicer, you have to first download the Lime App as a rider. Do not worry, it is free to sign up!

Note: In most areas, please make sure to wear a helmet.

Click on “become a Juicer” in the menu.

Apply to be a Juicer on the Lime-S Juicer application landing page. You can apply using a desktop too. However, have your phone handy because they are going to texts with instructions.

Review all Lime-S Scooter lessons, and take the knowledge review.

Lastly, you will be prompted to order four Lime-S scooter chargers to be delivered to your house.

You will be provided with a promo code so that the cost for the chargers is waived.

Juicer Lingo 101:

Terms you will need to know as a Lime-S Scooter Juicer.

Harvest: To collect a Lime-S scooter

Juice: To charge a Lime-S scooter

Serve: To deploy a Lime-S scooter at a designated LimeHub

LimeHub: The location you will deliver Lime-S scooters.

Lime-S Juicers Instructions:

You can harvest low battery Lime-S scooters after 9 PM local time.

Remember, you can only harvest Lime-s scooters equal to the number of charges you have!

Transport the Lime-S scooters by vehicle to your home or personal charging location.

Charge (juice) the Lime-S scooters until they are all fully charged (green light!)

Important: Serve the Lime-S scooters to a designated LimeHub before 7 AM.

Optimal Lime-S Juicer Requirements

The best Lime-S Juicers have access to the following:

Multiple electrical outlets and space to charge Lime-S Scooters.

Access to a large vehicle. Trucks or SUVs work the best.

Smartphone (iOS recommended).

Note that you can pick them up without a vehicle, however, it would have to be done one at a time. Which means less money!

What’s Needed?

Download the LimeBike app

A Smartphone with text messages and data enabled.

Make sure to use the same phone number you applied for the Juicer program (or apply for the program now)

Enable GPS location on your phone

Order chargers online. You can also pick them up in-person in some cases.

Prepare to carry multiple 3.5-foot x 3 foot by 8 inch L shaped scooters in your vehicle.

You need to have power outlets at your charging location that are easily accessible.

How Long Will It Take To Receive Chargers?

It can take a week or two to receive your Lime S chargers. For me, my chargers arrived within a week. While I was waiting for my chargers to arrive in the mail, I took online surveys to make extra money.

Harvesting

When Can Lime-S Scooters be Harvested?

Harvest anytime when Lime-S Scooters indicated low battery! The Lime App will show you which ones are low.

You can After 9 PM for any battery less than 85%.

All eligible scooters to be harvested are displayed on the map under Juicer mode.

How To Access Lime-S Juicer Mode

To Access Juicer Mode, click on the Icon in the top left corner and select Juicer.

Click on the Icon in the top left corner

Select “Juicer”

How To Harvest a Lime-S Scooter

You can navigate to the Lime-S Scooter by clicking on the scooter icon in the Lime App. A navigation arrow will be displayed.

Once you’ve identified a scooter that is functional, click the “Unlock” button on the Lime App Juicer Mode and then “Scan the QR code”.

You will need to allow the Lime App to access your phone’s camera.

If the scooter is in good condition and working properly, press “Confirm Harvest”.

Note: if the scooter does not successfully collect, you will receive an error message. Leave the scooter at the location of where you saw the scooter broken.

Often times scooters that are offline or have too high of a battery level will have this issue.

After the scooter has been harvested, place it securely in your vehicle. Note scooters can move during transit and can be damaged if not stacked correctly.

Juicing The Lime Bike Electric Scooter

To Juice the Lime-S Scooter, plug the charger into an outlet and insert the charging port underneath the LED screen and plug the other end into the wall.

How can you tell when the electric scooter is fully charged?:

When the charging unit is plugged into the scooter and shows a green light.

Additionally, you can look at the “My Limes” section of the Lime app to see the battery percentage.

Furthermore, you can tell it is fully charged when the LED screen has 4 full bars across the bottom.

You can tell when the Lime-S Scooter is charging when the light on the charger is red.

Serving (Delivering)

Important, if you get an error message when deploying, take a screenshot of the error message, record the scooter plate and send to Juicer@limebike.com.

Lime-S scooters are required to be served by 7 AM. To earn full payout, remember the “BLT”: battery, location, time.

Serve Limes with full batteries at LimeHubs.

Go to Serve button on the Juicer app To find specific locations to deploy scooters.

You will see multiple Orange Pins on the map indicating deployment locations. These are LimeHubs.

Serving Requirements

Place in groups of at least two and deploy at the exact LimeHub location as indicated on the Lime App.

You can also deploy or on public right of way in the furniture zone between the curb and sidewalk.

Make sure the scooter board is facing pedestrian traffic.

Try and serve Lime-S scooters next to a larger object or wall so that people do not accidentally trip!

Make sure handlebars are turned to the left.

Once you’ve placed a scooter at an appropriate location, click “Serve” in the Lime App. The QR scanner will appear.

Scan the QR codes and you will then take a photo of deployment!

When taking a photo:

Stay 8 to 10 feet away from the Lime-S scooters

Make sure all scooters are visible in the photo

Include at least 1-2 feet of a border around all of the scooters

Ensure that there is nothing blocking the camera

Turn your camera light on if at night

Reporting Broken Scooters

When you encounter a broken scooter, report it within the Lime App. Perform these 3 steps:

Click on the broken scooter. Confirm the plate number matches the icon in the app. Click on the “!” icon in the bottom right-hand corner.

LEAVE THE SCOOTER AT THE LOCATION YOU FOUND IT IN A CLEARLY VISIBLE AREA

If you unlocked the scooter and then noticed that it was broken, “Serve” it immediately and report it as broken.

Select the issue with the Scooter on the Lime App. If it’s an LED error message, put it in the comments section.

By marking the scooter within the Lime App, it creates a signal for the ops team to fix the scooter.

Do I need To Pay Tax On Earnings?

Yes, you will need to report your earnings as income and pay income tax. You may also have to pay a self-employment taxes of 7.6% (the portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes your employer would normally pick up if you were a true employee). It is extremely important to consider this tax implication/liability prior to jumping into your Lime Charging.

How Long Does It Take To Charge A Lime Scooter?

If the Lime battery is at 0%, Lime estimates that it will take 5-6 hours to charge. Remember, Limes only have to be at 95% charge to receive full payment. Many times, Limes collect to charge will have some juice left in them. Personally, I’ve never collected a Lime Scooter with less than 30% battery life. Most of the time they are at 80%, and only take an hour or so to fully charge.

How Much Electricity Does It Take To Charge A Lime Scooter?

Regarding electricity, they estimate that it will cost around 25-50 cents worth of electricity. I’m sure that number will vary based on location and rates.

Summary

Download the Lime App for iPhone or Android

Navigate to the Lime-S Juicer tab to apply to become a Juicer.

Make sure the phone number on your application matches your LimeBike account.

Once you your application is complete, and you receive your chargers, you are ready!

Click the icon in the upper left-hand corner in the Lime App.

Select Lime-S Juicer Mode In the Lime App.

Once in Lime-S Juicer Mode, low battery scooters will be available any time of the day. All scooters are available after 9 PM to harvest.

Pay is daily for all scooters served 24 hours prior to 7 AM. Scooters served after 7 AM will be paid on the following day.

Failure to deploy prior to 7 AM or at a LimeHub may result in 50% pay.

Pay for each Lime-S scooter harvested is displayed in the Juicer Lime app display.

Payment should reach your bank account within 2-3 business days!

Questions? email juicer@limebike.com

Have fun, stay safe, and make some money!

Download the Lime App for iPhone or Android

Lime And Bird Are Banned In Certain Cities

Some cities have been banning Lime scooters. For example, San Francisco is currently an unserviced area by Lime. If you are a Lime Charger or Lime rider, please do not leave Limes in unrestricted areas. You will not be paid for charging scooters if they are not deployed correctly in a Lime hub.

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Question for YOU

What are your thoughts about the electric scooter share programs in expensive cities? Do you think that it is a solution to transportation issues?

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