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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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When I recently took a trip to China to see the world of electric micromobility, I was greeted with a...

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We moved away from 3 wheeled designs because theyre dangerous.

Slingshots are a common sight on American roadways, and they've only got three wheels. The difference is that slingshots are designed to end run vehicle regulations, while these appear to still be bound by Chinese regulatory standards.

You can buy an 4 wheeled electric UTV at tractor supply and other retailers, and they wont try to flip over and crush your head like a watermelon.

No shortage of large trucks and SUVs that will flip at high speeds, particularly in the rain or during hard turns.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Those are a reverse trike, and made to sit low, and they have roll bars so it rests on those instead of your head.

China did the opposite of those things.