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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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Makers of full-size, full power electric motorcycles are struggling. A French startup is joining a growing wave of lighter-weight, more urban-focused motorbikes.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

thats also part of the reason why combustion engine motorcycles go faster than needed

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Riding at top speed is dangerous because of the missing options to escape. I had a VStar 650, and it was nice, but too slow for anywhere with a limit over 45.