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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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The BER has a battery powerful enough for a 70 mile ride, but you can’t tell from the outside

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

Isn't it kinda pointless though? You can see the hub drive right there in the front wheel, which tells you it's an electric bike. I don't understand why you'd hide the battery and thus hard to replace/repair instead of just making the battery more aesthetically pleasing, given that you can't hide the fact its an ebike

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

Sleek designs are neat and all but based on their description I'm left wondering: How do we replace the battery when it goes? They don't specifically say it's user replaceable.

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

Yeah, generally the answer is you can't. My wife had a Faraday while they were around, and while it was a super cool design, replacing the battery was a hassle and a half even for our local bike shop (who spent 2 months asking Faraday for schematics and maintenance instructions, incidentally 🙃 ).

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

Just what we need: More e-waste!