cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7654367
I personally think it could be a great alternative to cars and bikes for those who need to take a whole family somewhere or a decent amount of stuff.
Only modifications I would make would be ride-by-wire and an extra set of pedals (so you can have two people pedalling without the annoyance of normal tandem bikes having to pedal at the same rate), and a more powerful motor (only 250W is legal in France, where this was designed, whereas 500W is legal here in Canada)
Don't haul 3. See it as an electrical tricycle (=great because you wont fall even at low speed) that can occasionally carry some things, and that recharges while parked. Honestly with a 1000W motor, I think it would be a very good product.
Yeah, I think it's really the EU e-bike regulations that are the limiting factor. In Canada, we can have 500W, and the US allows up to 750W or 1000W iirc. Much more feasible than the paltry 250W allowed by EU.