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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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I came here just to say that I love your username. I’m even going to read this article after I post this.
Edit: here is the problem with electric scooters and e-bikes and stuff. I am an American in the south. The only thing going for us down here is our incredibly delicious and unhealthy food. I am 6’2” and 250 lbs. that means if I want a battery powered something I have to spend big bucks.
Now we’ve never bought a really expensive electric scooter, but my partner uses one every day to get to work. I think the one they have now cost is almost $600, and we’ve been running this legal scam.
See, we buy a scooter and get the assurion insurance. My partner rides it about 4 or 5 miles everyday round trip. It breaks after about 6 months of use. Contact insurance, they send us a check, wash, rinse, repeat.
But I can’t imagine spending $1000 plus dollars on an e-anything as fast as these things wear out with daily use.
i sold my car so that i could buy an ebike back in february, i now have 400 something miles on it and haven't had to spend a dime on any maintenance (although i probably should have...) but when it comes to PEV's they're definitely one of those things where if you spend more money to get a better quality product you'll have a much better experience. also since bikes are more standardized its easier to find replacement parts and if you're willing to put the time into learning how to mess with it you wouldn't even need to rely on a repair shop.
Oh yeah. I’ve seen some scooters and bikes that are bad ass. If I had the money I’d get one in a heartbeat. I’m not saying all of them suck. Also, I love to tinker with stuff. Also, I think that the good ones aren’t as bad of a price as a lot of people would think.
But to extend on my issues. I live in the foothills in a main city. Like the city literally sits atop a mountain with steep hills all around it. So, not only do I have to take into account my ummm girth, but also the inclines add another level of difficulty.
So, in closing. I know that there are some that can carry me, but even a starter in my range would be a sizable investment.
I think the one that my partner has is a 500w motor, and they have one hill in their commute that they have to walk up, but they have to go the long way around to avoid as many hills as possible.
They love theirs though and look at riding it as the best part of their day. Which doesn’t say much for me hehe
ah yeah i live around seattle so i understand the need for hill-climbability, my bike was not cheap at all and it handles all the hills around here like a beast. if you ever get an opportunity to try out a 1000w ebike i think that would be able to cover the pitfalls you're talking about, but i do agree it is a bit of an investment to get started, i definitely wouldn't have my bike if i wasn't able to sell my car.
Yeah, we live in Birmingham, Al. It’s in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It’s crazy you go 2 hours south of here and the ground is flat as far as the eye can see. But here you’re either going uphill or downhill.