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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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Dead simple to use, the Clip offers up to 12 miles of electric range for your bike.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At $499 for the Commuter model

Its range is pegged at "up to 12 miles,"

And there's the deal breaker.

This seems like an interesting alternative to replacing your wheel and mounting a battery somewhere on your frame.

But without any range, it's not worth the sacrifices in handling and cost.

[–] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's even worse, the 12 mile range is the explorer model for $599.

The Commuter model offers half the battery capacity, charge time, and range.

The commuter model is more like 6 miles max range.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What the hell is the point? 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago

I believe they call this sort of thing a solution in search of a problem.