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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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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

These bikes are usually slower, less than 120 miles of range, and are almost double the price of a gas bike.

There isn’t really much advantage over a gas bike (and I say this as an e-dirtbike owner) just yet. Instant torque, no clutch, and much lighter are all these things have going for them. It’s not enough

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

These bikes are usually slower, less than 120 miles of range, and are almost double the price of a gas bike.

And you can't really fix them anywhere but a highly specialized service dealer.

I watch a lot of bike and motorcycle touring videos on YouTube. These people have their busted bikes repaired in small African villages without any real issues. I couldn't see anyone adventure riding on an e-motorcycle.

Emotos are designed for riding near civilization, and in that case, e-bikes are better in nearly every way.