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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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Makers of full-size, full power electric motorcycles are struggling. A French startup is joining a growing wave of lighter-weight, more urban-focused motorbikes.

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[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

80 miles per hour might be a little too fast for urbanites to focus.

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But, a top speed of 80 comes with nice acceleration to keep up with traffic or get out of a sticky situation

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

thats also part of the reason why combustion engine motorcycles go faster than needed

Riding at top speed is dangerous because of the missing options to escape. I had a VStar 650, and it was nice, but too slow for anywhere with a limit over 45.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

IDK, you could travel between parts of a city on the highway.