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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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[–] odium@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] philodendron 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Prices are coming down rapidly. A few years ago the Livewire One launched for $30k. This bike beats that one in several ways. Then consider how much you’ll save on servicing and fuel each year.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Livewire was Harley, right? I can see why they would want to anchor to the high price they get for their normal bikes.

Looks like more options and better battery tech are driving vehicle prices down either way, so glad to see it.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That seems to happen a lot with PEVs, I figure it's mostly just price gouging/profiting from the electric vehicle hype train.

[–] thoralf@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still astonishingly expensive.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

Compared to a nice bike, they are still more expensive, but it's not ridiculous for what you get. A bike with loads of torque, ample power, fully adjustable front and rear suspension and very low running costs. I also find the belt drive rather nice. Hardly any maintenance, just check the tension a few times a year.

[–] Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How do I transport my Laptop and stuff with this one?

And "On your back" is not an option for a 16k commuter...

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You can get pretty large top boxes.