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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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I am going to make my purchase this Wednesday. And a late addition to the fold is an electric scooter.

Now why I am considering an electric scooter, is I live in Vancouver's downtown east side. It's basically where hopes and dreams go to die. so It's not the nicest neighborhood. and I am worried about theft. a scooter would be alot more easily secured. I could basically take it inside with me wherever I go. And it's alot easier to take it on transit. Plus the ones I'm looking at have a supposed range or 60+ Km's but even if I only got half that It would be good.

The only downside is no swappable battery which you get with most e-bikes.

So which would you choose? e-bike or scooter?

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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I know what an e scooter is as I can't imagine why it would be easier to take on transit or easier to secure.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago

oh. when I hear scooter I think like a vespa. Not only did the easier to secure/transit thing throw me but then comments where talking about cheaper and I was like. um. what!