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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 love micromobility, but this product makes zero sense to me. Can anyone explain the use case scenario where this would make sense better than the alternatives?
I have a regular electric scooter which has a handle that folds down. So the height shrinks, but the length is the same. Not a problem for storing it (for me), but I've taken it on the bus folded and it was very awkward.
So I'd imagine since the Honda's back wheel folds in, it might be a better choice. Just a guess though.
Being able to fold it up and carry it with you might be a deciding factor for some… but if there are other electric scooters that offer this capability, then no, I can’t.
Foldable electric scooters already exist.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004281678030.html
Okay. That’s a no, then.
There are folding all sorts of things from scooters to bikes.
Hell, my electric fatbike folds!
I kinda want to pick up one of those folding Terns with the carbon belt and internal up too. It's even got lights powered by dynamos - seems great for getting onto busses and whatnot.
When you have an insatiable lust for novelty?