micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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 think regen braking is fine on a bike, but it's mostly just about descent control and saving wear/tear on your disk brakes, the nominal charging done is just icing on the cake (at least with traditional batteries, maybe it's more efficient with caps?)
I think efficiency would be about the same between caps and batteries. The issue is that both are heavy. Capacitors moreso for the same capacity though this application isn't looking for a long-haul energy storage solution.
when I was originally pricing out parts for a diy build I was looking to implement regen as a way to maintain a slower speed downhill without riding the brakes. I feel like that on its own is worthwhile if it doesn't add weight or make maintenance harder.
Definitely adds some weight IIRC, but not a crazy amount.