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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: 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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A very cool plan. The only part that is annoying is a new 10% sales tax on ebikes on top of the existing 10% sales tax. You'd be better off buying your ebikes out of state at this point. Other than crippling a nascent, ultra-low carbon market in a rapidly heating world, this looks like a great plan.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They should have skipped the 10% additional ebike tax, and gotten the money from automobile sales instead. Help encourage people to switch, and jumpstart the infrastructure funding. Then, when the market matures, the bike sales can help pay for the roads they need.

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