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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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Electric motorcycles are seen as an eco-friendly alternative, but their practical application still faces major challenges. Models like Zero and LiveWire have limited range—under 100 miles per charge—which makes them difficult to use for longer trips or routes outside major urban centers. This reality limits electric motorcycles to short commutes, especially in cities where it’s […]

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[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The article is about e motorcycles, not e bikes.

Beyond design and styling differences... we are talking about something that is highway speed capable, has a range comparable to to an ICE motorcycle, doesn't have a human pedalling component.

You need more power to be able to do all that.

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl -2 points 3 days ago

I mean e-bike = e-motocycle in this context.