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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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A budget offering with a torque sensor (good!) and a whole lot of issues (not good).

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[–] br3d@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Please, people, don't buy cheap ebikes from Amazon's, AliExpress, etc. Buy from a reputable brand and dealer.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why? I am genuinely curious. I have owned about eight such bikes (unfortunate basement flood killed the original set) and other than the weird "brake is on the opposite side" thing, I have never had a problem with ebike makers I find in Amazon.

Do you mean counterfeits?

[–] Strykker@programming.dev 16 points 2 months ago

Because the batteries and charging equipment in them explode into flames far more often than stuff regulated in north America or Europe.

Far too many people have died due to cheap Chinese electric bikes starting fires in their homes.