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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seems to be more worry about battery explosions. Though I doubt the certified ones are too powerful. City streets aren't meant for high speed ebikes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Yes exactly. It’s trading the bikes in for one certified by underwriters laboratories with batteries certified by them as well