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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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[–] Ethank@lemmy.ca 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Something I didn't see in the article is a note on battery quality, if buying from a discount brand, make sure to look into more information on the battery to see if it is properly certified. There have been far too many reports of ebikes catching on fire from faulty batteries.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

for sure. my wifer and my ebikes are entry level and have generic aluminium frames but the battery is Samsung

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 points 8 months ago

If you don't see the full battery info specifically listed, it's safest to assume it's poorly made