PlugInIndia Review Rating System
Method
Our current review format is not meant to be a comparative format. It compares each bike to it’s own full potential. We list it’s various aspects and see if they are positive [+1], negative [-1], or neutral [0].
Example
If we are reviewing electric vehicles, under "Styling & Ride Quality" we have 7 points the total score would be out of 7. And if 4 of the points are good, 2 are bad, and 0 are neutral; the score would be 4 - 2 + 0 = 2 out of 7 = 29%. We have to be careful about which points we mention. This also leaves a lot of scope for understanding the weightage of each point.
For instance a big point like "Excellent ride quality" should not get cancelled out by something trivial like "Squeaky sound from seat cover".
In such a case we make subpoints and they in turn add up to the main point in a similar fashion as the main points add up.
Please look at one of the existing reviews to get a full picture of this system.
So comparing two bikes using our rating is not a good idea. That said the rating is really helpful in knowing if the bike itself is worth consideration or not and where it’s strengths and weaknesses lie.
Rationale
This format was designed keeping in mind the needs of both manufacturers and consumers. As a metric to help improve overall product design, & quality, and for users to make sure they get what they need. It was also our intention to avoid direct comparison as we realized that the market for ICE bikes is full blown while the e-Bikes are just in their infancy. A comparison between two such products would certainly mean a bias towards the older technology. Also each method of propulsion has it’s own unique advantages and disadvantages. Over time these get smoothened out as each technology develops to give us better design options.
In the backend however we always make a comparison chart to figure out how these two technologies are doing against each other.
Maybe in the future there will be other ways of making things go. The current rating system should be able to scale to that as well as its core focus is the user experience and not the technology itself. Of course, we do incorporate as many facts and figures and practical applications as we can. These are essential to any review and an essential framework on which we base our opinions about what people really want to know.
Our current review format is not meant to be a comparative format. It compares each bike to it’s own full potential. We list it’s various aspects and see if they are positive [+1], negative [-1], or neutral [0].
Example
If we are reviewing electric vehicles, under "Styling & Ride Quality" we have 7 points the total score would be out of 7. And if 4 of the points are good, 2 are bad, and 0 are neutral; the score would be 4 - 2 + 0 = 2 out of 7 = 29%. We have to be careful about which points we mention. This also leaves a lot of scope for understanding the weightage of each point.
For instance a big point like "Excellent ride quality" should not get cancelled out by something trivial like "Squeaky sound from seat cover".
In such a case we make subpoints and they in turn add up to the main point in a similar fashion as the main points add up.
Please look at one of the existing reviews to get a full picture of this system.
So comparing two bikes using our rating is not a good idea. That said the rating is really helpful in knowing if the bike itself is worth consideration or not and where it’s strengths and weaknesses lie.
Rationale
This format was designed keeping in mind the needs of both manufacturers and consumers. As a metric to help improve overall product design, & quality, and for users to make sure they get what they need. It was also our intention to avoid direct comparison as we realized that the market for ICE bikes is full blown while the e-Bikes are just in their infancy. A comparison between two such products would certainly mean a bias towards the older technology. Also each method of propulsion has it’s own unique advantages and disadvantages. Over time these get smoothened out as each technology develops to give us better design options.
In the backend however we always make a comparison chart to figure out how these two technologies are doing against each other.
Maybe in the future there will be other ways of making things go. The current rating system should be able to scale to that as well as its core focus is the user experience and not the technology itself. Of course, we do incorporate as many facts and figures and practical applications as we can. These are essential to any review and an essential framework on which we base our opinions about what people really want to know.