Electric Vehicles

I like USB C as a connector cable, but using it as a charger cable for bigger devices just seems like a way to sell more incredibly flimsy disposable cables.

Like, I've had a few of the same power cables for PCs and monitors since the early 00s. I still have a few AC cables from the 90s lying around and the ones I've tested all still work. USB cables barely last a couple of years unless they're extra burly and mostly stationary. Like, I've got a couple of decent USB cables connected to my computer that I've had for a couple of years now, but that's because they don't move. When it comes to car charger cables for my phone, I've probably gone through a dozen in some years. They just don't last when you're moving them around all the time.

For something as portable as an e-bike, this seems like the past to a lot of e-waste. Which is kind of counter to the purpose of the device.

That's before even considering how flimsy the ports themselves are. I've got a nice expensive mechanical keyboard sitting around as a useless brick because I dropped it once and the usb port got busted. Imagine how often they'd need to be fixed on bikes. Getting knocked around is literally part of normal use.