Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: 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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It's a little sad that we need to actually say this, but:
Don't be an asshole or you will be permanently banned.
Respectful debate is totally OK, criticizing a product is fine, but being verbally abusive will not be tolerated.
Focus on discussing the idea, not attacking the person.
Honda hasn’t revealed a timeline or pricing yet, but Honda’s patents offer real hope to fans of the brand’s electric efforts. If scaled effectively, this could be the first truly mass-market electric motorcycle from a major OEM, with a sticker price likely far below the $5,000 mark usually seen as a floor for commuter electric motorcycles from major manufacturers.
The part that should be in the title
Bring on more EV motorcycles. Give me one that looks like a classic touring bike please. I want an electric motorcycle, not a cyberpunk cosplay.
Yup, no bells and whistles, and no fuggin app! Just a bike that goes and stops, and can handle my commute.
"super low-cost"
"Honda hasn’t revealed a timeline or pricing yet"
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99¢
What's the patentable part of it?
Nothing obvious. I doubt "cooling fins" or "combustion aesthetics" haven't been done before.
And we won't see it in the states I bet.
EV trade Magazine headline: “Lowest Price Vehicle Ever”
Article: $Way more than I’d spend
But how are Chinese brands not eating their lunch? Chinese cities are literally filled with electric two-wheelers of all kinds, already. The country has the tech edge in EVs and batteries, hands down. How is this legacy Japanese brand gonna compete on cost? I mean, I want them to succeed, but how?
Young Jim Kirk has joined the chat and wants the transparent aluminum wheels option.